tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89704840458175560812024-03-05T02:08:58.461-08:00Penn Oaks Quilt GuildPinkadot Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466115545346146469noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-7513739426602492932024-02-29T10:16:00.000-08:002024-02-29T10:16:23.683-08:00<p> PennOaks Newsletter March 2024</p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi, all!<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a cozy but marvelous getaway. The hotel gave us each a print by a local artist to thank us for returning. Of course, the food and staff were great.<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please, remind me when the getaway comes up again, to only take one project next time. The olden days when so many of us were actually getting time off from our jobs to sew like crazy women in a sweat shop they loved, are well and truly gone for some of us. Maybe I just need to take easier projects.<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had great time, my Bob and I, it was very nice to go to our room and have him there to take care of me.<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ellen will have details about next year’s getaway and we have lots to talk about regarding it.<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am trying to get my list of projects ready for Jen. I am hoping to get back to quilting more because I have missed it.<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking forward to our meeting, on zoom, in March. Live meetings are going to come and I can hardly<span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span>wait! Carolyn</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Programs</span></u></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In March, David Owen Hasting will be
joining us from the Pacific NW in Washington via zoom. In April, we plan to
return to in-person meetings in the back building of the church. We will be hosting Terry Lieberman from the Brandywine
Valley Quilt Guild. The last two months we will focus on a Sew Day working on
UFOs or projects and our Quilt Challenge and just having time to socialize with
one another and enjoy the members of our guild.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2f5496; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><br />
<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">March 3/11/2024 </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #626262; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>David Owen Hastings</b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #626262; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt Labels to Love<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #626262; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Virtual</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">David Owen Hastings</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> will present Quilt Labels to Love. He describes
his lecture as “ A simple and beautiful quilt label is like a signature on a
piece of art, and I truly believe quilts are art! Learn my techniques for
creating labels that preserve the important details of your creations. I
combine computer-printed custom labels with a woven logo label on my quilts to
give them a professional finish, and to record important details for posterity
(or for the recipient). Quilts are a wonderful art form, and you should sign
your work with a distinctive label. It’s a great opportunity for you to
consistently brand your quilts, especially those you gift to others at holidays
or other special occasions. It’s also an opportunity to weave in the story of
your quilt, so the story doesn’t get lost. Was the quilt made for a special
occasion? Was it made from a pattern, based on tradition, or is it a unique
design? Who were the makers, and where was it made? Are there special fabrics
used that require particular care? Imagine someone seeing your creation in the
future: what would you want them to know? I will walk participants through the
steps to create these beautiful labels and will share alternate labeling
methods that draw from my graphic design background.” </span></span></span><a href="https://davidowenhastings.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">https://davidowenhastings.com/</span></span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">April
4/8/2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></h2><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Terry Lieberman</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">Don’t Stitch in my Ditch: How to quilt your quilt and select thread
colors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">In-Person<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="wixguard"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"></span></span><b>Terry Lieberman </b>will
present “Don’t Stitch in My Ditch: How to quilt your quilt and select thread
colors.” Terry is a member of the BVQG. She <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">started quilting 18 years ago and
quickly realized that her favorite part of the quilting process was the actual
quilting. As a national award-winning quilter, she used her teaching background
to easily transition into “teaching the art of quilting. Her motto YES YOU
CAN!”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Heading1Char"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">May</span></b></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> 5/13/2024 <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h1><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Sew Day from 1-8pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->In-Person<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The May meeting will
be a UFO Sew Day. We will be in person
at the back building in the church were we can work on any UFO or new
projects. It will be a time of community
and sewing. Sewing will be from 1pm to
8pm with a meeting starting at 7pm to discuss any business.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">June
6/10/2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></h1><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Year End Party<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Quilt Challenge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;">·<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->In- Person<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In June, we will meet in the back building of the church
where we will have our Year End Party, Quilt Challenge, a Show and Tell of any
work that anyone wants to share, and some games and prizes.</span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none;">Debora Houck</p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none;"><br /></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p></span></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Challenge: Lets hear it for Barbie!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like to participate, unleash you inner Barbie with at least a baby sized quilt to keep or donate. Go with a riot of pinks or pick your (or your daughters or nieces) favorite Barbie outfit to use as inspiration. We’re looking forward to seeing what you can come up with!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rikki and Kathy</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><u>Snacks</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;">This is a zoom meeting so you can sit in your pajamas and eat chocolate, if you are so inclined</div><div style="font-weight: bold; outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2024 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;">There will be several tables available on Thursday (2/22), Friday (2/23) and Saturday (2/24) for those members who wish to bring their machines, ect. and join us for the day. The fee per day is $25.00, payable in cash. These monies will be used to reimburse those who have paid the room fee. If you've not been to the Amish View Inn this is a nice opportunity to see what the Inn has to offer. Available on a first come, first serve basis. The deadline to make your reservation is February 12. The Amish View has requested a list at least one week prior to our Getaway. This is not a firm commitment. If you're unable to attend, just contact Ellen. Please let us know if you are interested.</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br /></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;"></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"></span></span></span><div class="yiv1256785441ydp2f78ea30yiv6977132552ydpe63d4e4dyiv0325076777MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So here's our 2024 fundraiser. Prepare a list of UFOs that you would like to get done this year. You give me your list and $5 for each UFO. </span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For each UFO you complete, you get $2 back (50ish) and a ticket for an "opportunity" (this is not a raffle).</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In December we will get all the opportunity tickets together and someone will win half of what is left over (50) with the other half going to the guild (50).</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, for example, if I have 10 UFOs (you can't spin in my quilt studio without hitting one, but I digress), I would list them out and give the quilt guild envelope I'll be carrying $50.</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If I finish 8, I get $16 back and 8 opportunities to win half of my $34 plus anything else that the quilt guild has added to that pot. Finish all 10? $20 back and 30 in the opportunity pot.</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Send me your UFO list by January 15th. I'll collect $ the next time we're together. Take pics of your finishes and you'll get you $2 per and your opportunity ticket at every in person meeting with final drawing at December meeting! You don't have to be at the December meeting to win, but you do need to pay/get opportunity tickets in person! </span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Good luck and happy quilting. </span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b> <u>Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; 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font-size: 15.972px;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ellen McMillen</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis </span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.5692px;">Deb Houck</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Assistant to Programs - Elaine Mayer</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Scraps and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">1. R</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">ebecca Page Rebrands, Then Quietly Shuts Down</span></h1><div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Popular sewing pattern and virtual events company, Rebecca Page, suddenly shut down this month. Customers, affiliates, instructors, and brand ambassadors were not notified.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The company’s website and social media accounts have been taken down, including a 65,000-member Facebook group for customers. According to the current owner, co-founder and investor Janine Manning, the company is in the process of permanently closing.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Founded in 2014 by Rebecca Page, a New Zealander living in the UK, the eponymous company offered over 1,000 digital sewing patterns for women’s and children’s clothing, accessories, and home décor. Rebecca Page was also known for hosting virtual summits for makers featuring pre-recorded videos by dozens of craft instructors. Most recently the company launched a membership community that granted sewists credits for patterns in the online library.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Page announced that she sold her shares in the company to Manning in May, announcing the sale <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrtDseDoPBp/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">in an Instagram post</a>. The company briefly rebranded late last year to You.Make before shutting down earlier this month. Page declined to comment stating she no longer has insight into the company’s activity.</span></p></div></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. “Eyewinkers, Tumbleturds, and Candlebugs: The Art of Elizabeth Talford Scott” at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore through April 28, 2024.</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. “Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams” at the Baltimore Museum of Art. March 24th, 2024 through July 14th, 2024.</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><br style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-81729187329751635382024-01-28T08:03:00.000-08:002024-01-28T08:03:57.999-08:00<p>February1, 2024 Penn Oaks Newsletter</p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a happy day, all!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Personally, I am feeling like I've seen enough snow already. I must admit it's not so bad now that I don't have to go to work in bad weather. Sometimes I stay home from my office in the basement, otherwise known as my sewing room. Regrettably, not much gets done.<span style="outline: none !important;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> know I can get a lot of inspiration from you all and from our speaker this month. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will need to get started gathering project for the getaway. Is anyone planning to bring an AccuQuilt cutter? I can bring mine. Let me know. Hopefully, some of you will come during the daytime to visit and/or sew or cut fabrics.<span style="outline: none !important;"></span><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope to see you on Zoom! Have some fun today!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Editors Note: </b>We have an AQ that we could bring. We also have some great Dies.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have a feathered star die which makes a perfect feathered star with no inseams. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let me know if you are interested.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Programs</span></u></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><span><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none;"><b style="outline: none;"></b></p><div style="outline: none;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">I hope everyone enjoyed our last zoom
meeting with Julie Sefton I, also, enjoyed the interaction of everyone after
our last month’s presentation. The
order has been placed for those interested in her book.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">February and March will also be zoom
meetings and are listed below. Rachel
Daisy Dodd will be zooming with us from Australia in February! In March, David
Owen Hasting will be joining us from the Pacific NW in Washington. I have been
following David and he is teaching classes in several quilt shows here on the
east coast in the next few months. I hope to meet him at Quilt Con in February.
Hope to see everyone at our upcoming winter time zoom meetings.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">February 2/12/2024</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Rachael Daisy Dodd </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">will present “Creative Adventures of RachaelDaisy”.
Aussie quilter Rachaeldaisy Dodd has been fondly described as a “kangaroo on a
pogo stick” in regards to her style, but the common theme throughout her quilts
is finding fresh ways to interpret conventional designs. She uses many 3D
elements such as Yo-Yos, Prairie Points, wool felt, appliqued denim, doilies
and trims. In this trunk show Rachaeldaisy shares a variety of her quilts in
different styles from pretty to modern, and their inspiration stories. Her book
Whizz Bang! Adventures in Folded Fabric, published with Quiltmania, has
inspired quilters around the world. As the name suggests it covers all the
techniques needed to inspire award winning folded fabric quilts. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">March 3/11/2024 </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">David Owen Hasting<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">David Owen Hasting</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> will present Quilt Labels to Love. He describes
his lecture as “ A simple and beautiful quilt label is like a signature on a
piece of art, and I truly believe quilts are art! Learn my techniques for
creating labels that preserve the important details of your creations. I
combine computer-printed custom labels with a woven logo label on my quilts to
give them a professional finish, and to record important details for posterity
(or for the recipient). Quilts are a wonderful art form, and you should sign
your work with a distinctive label. It’s a great opportunity for you to
consistently brand your quilts, especially those you gift to others at holidays
or other special occasions. It’s also an opportunity to weave in the story of
your quilt, so the story doesn’t get lost. Was the quilt made for a special
occasion? Was it made from a pattern, based on tradition, or is it a unique
design? Who were the makers, and where was it made? Are there special fabrics
used that require particular care? Imagine someone seeing your creation in the
future: what would you want them to know? I will walk participants through the
steps to create these beautiful labels and will share alternate labeling
methods that draw from my graphic design background.” </span></span><a href="https://davidowenhastings.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 107%;">https://davidowenhastings.com/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none;">Debora Houck</p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></p></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Challenge: Lets hear it for Barbie!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like to participate, unleash you inner Barbie with at least a baby sized quilt to keep or donate. Go with a riot of pinks or pick your (or your daughters or nieces) favorite Barbie outfit to use as inspiration. We’re looking forward to seeing what you can come up with!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rikki and Kathy</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><u>Snacks</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;">This is a zoom meeting so you can sit in your pajamas and eat chocolate, if you are so inclined</div><div style="font-weight: bold; outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2024 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;">There will be several tables available on Thursday (2/22), Friday (2/23) and Saturday (2/24) for those members who wish to bring their machines, ect. and join us for the day. The fee per day is $25.00, payable in cash. These monies will be used to reimburse those who have paid the room fee. If you've not been to the Amish View Inn this is a nice opportunity to see what the Inn has to offer. Available on a first come, first serve basis. The deadline to make your reservation is February 12. The Amish View has requested a list at least one week prior to our Getaway. This is not a firm commitment. If you're unable to attend, just contact Ellen. Please let us know if you are interested.</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br /></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;"></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"></span></span></span><div class="yiv1256785441ydp2f78ea30yiv6977132552ydpe63d4e4dyiv0325076777MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So here's our 2024 fundraiser. Prepare a list of UFOs that you would like to get done this year. You give me your list and $5 for each UFO. </span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For each UFO you complete, you get $2 back (50ish) and a ticket for an "opportunity" (this is not a raffle).</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In December we will get all the opportunity tickets together and someone will win half of what is left over (50) with the other half going to the guild (50).</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, for example, if I have 10 UFOs (you can't spin in my quilt studio without hitting one, but I digress), I would list them out and give the quilt guild envelope I'll be carrying $50.</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If I finish 8, I get $16 back and 8 opportunities to win half of my $34 plus anything else that the quilt guild has added to that pot. Finish all 10? $20 back and 30 in the opportunity pot.</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Send me your UFO list by January 15th. I'll collect $ the next time we're together. Take pics of your finishes and you'll get you $2 per and your opportunity ticket at every in person meeting with final drawing at December meeting! You don't have to be at the December meeting to win, but you do need to pay/get opportunity tickets in person! </span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Good luck and happy quilting. </span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b> <u>Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; 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font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at </span><span style="color: #828a93;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ellen McMillen</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis </span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.5692px;">Deb Houck</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Assistant to Programs - Elaine Mayer</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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To quote marketing guru <a href="https://seths.blog/2023/12/focusing-attention-is-a-skill/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Seth Godin</a>, “Where we choose to direct our gaze determines not only what we learn or believe, but how we choose to see the world.” To help you narrow down the options, we’ve identified 10 Substacks that provide information, inspiration, and community for creative entrepreneurs.</p><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">What is a Substack?</h2><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Founded in 2017, <a href="https://substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Substack</a> is an easy-to-use platform for the publication, distribution, and monetization of content. This content can take just about any form: text, images, audio, or video. A Substack can be a newsletter, a blog, a podcast, a digital magazine, a serialized novel, or a community conversation. The creator of each Substack retains ownership and control of the content and the subscriber list. Each creator decides whether to offer paid subscriptions and which (if any) content lives behind the paywall. Substack takes 10% of paid subscription revenue.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Big-name authors, such as <a href="https://margaretatwood.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Margaret Atwood</a>, <a href="https://elizabethgilbert.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Elizabeth Gilbert</a>, and <a href="https://nickofferman.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Nick Offerman</a> enjoy the freedom to write what they like and communicate directly with fans without the mediation of a publisher or a social media algorithm. The subscription model eliminates infiltration by trolls. Because the platform is easy and free to use, there are Substacks on just about any subject you could name, no matter how niche.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Our choices focus on well-produced, regularly published content on craft and craft-adjacent topics. All offer a free subscription option, so you can see if a Substack is a good fit for your interests without any financial commitment.</p><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://austinkleon.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Austin Kleon</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The best-selling author of <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Steal Like an Artist </em>publishes two newsletter-style posts each week: one for all subscribers and one for paid subscribers only. His content is focused on living a creative life and keeping the artistic fires burning. The weekly free newsletter centers around a list of 10 Things Worth Sharing—links to all sorts of interesting things. Paid subscribers have access to his content archive.</p><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://sarahcswett.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Gusset</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah C. Swett is a fine-art tapestry weaver and cartoonist. Her delightful weekly newsletter is richly illustrated with her cartoons about life as a maker. Swett’s work is whimsical and peppered with nuggets of technique, from building your own pipe loom to spinning yarn from used coffee filters. None of the posts are hidden behind a paywall, but paid subscriptions are welcomed.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 18.775px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 939.275px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 939.275px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_1" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.0875px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Handmade Garden newsletter is from Lorene Edwards Forkner, a Pacific Northwest gardener who makes gorgeous watercolor studies of natural elements.</h6></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 18.775px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 939.275px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 939.275px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://lizhaywood.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></a><a href="https://jodiemorgan.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Art of Fiber</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Jodie Morgan is an Australian knitter and crocheter. The focus of her Substack is curation of products and technique resources. Her weekly newsletters for all subscribers are packed with yarn store tours, trivia, updates on her works-in-progress, and product recommendations. Paid subscribers have access to the Ask Jodie advice column, full content archive, and tutorial extras.</p><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://lizhaywood.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Craft of Clothes</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Australian clothing designer Liz Haywood writes about sustainable clothing and zero-waste sewing. Her monthly newsletters for all subscribers include information about her patterns, updates on ongoing projects, and links to other zero-waste fashion resources. At the time of writing, there is no option for paid subscriptions; all content is free.</p><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://subversivecrossstitch.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Subversive Substack</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie Jackson is the creator of Subversive Cross Stitch, a brand known for its cheeky take on this traditional craft. A free subscription will get you a twice weekly newsletter with info on promotions and new products. Paid subscribers receive a free pattern each month, along with the ability to comment, enter giveaways, and access the archives.</p><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://sewingmachineman.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sewing Machine Newsletter</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">California sewing machine technician Cale Schoenberg publishes a more-or-less weekly newsletter with everything you never knew you wanted to know about sewing machines. This well-written newsletter is an enjoyable read even for those with only a passing interest in sewing. The regular newsletter is free; paid subscribers get exclusive posts, access to the archive, and can post comments.</p><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://everydayknitter.substack.com/about" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyday Knitter</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Knitting designer Louise Tilbrook publishes a weekly newsletter about knitting and life. Tilbrook has built a lovely community on Substack; the comments on her posts are friendly, warm, and supportive. Paid subscribers get a second weekly email and the ability to participate in a virtual book club and access the archive.<em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></em></p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_3" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 18.775px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 939.275px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 939.275px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_2" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.0875px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Gusset is a weekly newsletter richly illustrated with Sarah C. Swett’s cartoons about life as a maker.</h6></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_4" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 18.775px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 939.275px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 939.275px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 14.0875px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://lorene2022.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A Handmade Garden</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Lorene Edwards Forkner is a Pacific Northwest gardener who makes gorgeous watercolor studies of natural elements. Her free weekly newsletter is a compilation of her daily color studies and a wellspring of color inspiration for any artist or designer. Paid subscribers get exclusive posts and access to the archives.</p><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://soulspace.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">SoulSpace Notes</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Weaver Christine Jablonski writes a more-or-less monthly newsletter about her weaving projects and patterns. Her newsletters are full of technical information and lots of enticing photos. Current newsletters are free to subscribers, but the archives are behind a paywall.</p><h3 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://champignons.substack.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Breakfast of Champignons</a></h3><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The title of this Substack tells you a lot about the sly humor on display in this newsletter from English printmaker Deb Champion. Her weekly newsletter includes watercolors from her sketchbook, process photos of her printmaking, and hilariously told stories. None of the content is behind a paywall.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">We hope one or more of these Substacks enriches your creative practice. While all these authors make at least some of their content available for free, most consider their Substack part of their income stream. If you have the means and find yourself eagerly anticipating the next newsletter to land in your inbox, upgrade to a paid subscription. Creative work deserves compensation!</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Interested in creating a Substack of your own? Check out our article. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/want-to-make-money-with-your-newsletter-try-substack/" rel="noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Want to Make Money with Your Newsletter? Try Substack</a>, for tips on getting started.</em></p><div><em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></em></div></div></div></div></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. “Judy Chicago: Herstory” at The New Museum, New York City, through March 3rd, 2024. </span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. “Eyewinkers, Tumbleturds, and Candlebugs: The Art of Elizabeth Talford Scott” at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore through April 28, 2024.</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 5. “Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams” at the Baltimore Museum of Art. March 24th, 2024 through July 14th, 2024.</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-13102985876536860612023-12-30T06:40:00.000-08:002023-12-30T06:40:52.779-08:00Penn Oaks Newsletter-January 1, 2024<p> January 1, 2024 Penn Oaks Newsletter</p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy New Year, Quilters!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fresh year, new ideas, new projects, or maybe new dedication to finishing old projects.<span style="outline: none !important;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have never been much for New Years res<span style="outline: none !important;">olutions. I prefer TTBB - try to be better.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will meet in January via zoom. Sorry, I forget what it will be exactly, but I'm sure it will be great. There are some fun things popping up for next year to be discussed at the meeting.<span style="outline: none !important;"></span><span style="outline: none !important;"></span><span style="outline: none !important;"></span><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm looking forward to<span style="outline: none !important;"> seeing you all!</span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><span><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="outline: none !important;">Note: The January, </span>February and March meetings will also be zoom meetings. </span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"></b></p><div style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: bold; outline: none !important;"><br clear="none" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;" /></div><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Intro to Dumpster Diving and Free Piecing</span></b></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julie Sefton is known online as Quiltdivajulie where she blogs at Me and My Quilts – Exploring the Possibilities. Four key words encompass her style – liberated, scrappy, eclectic, and colorful. </span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julie made her first quilt in 2004 and fell in love with the process, from gestation and planning through free motion quilting and finishing. In 2007 she created her blog (<a href="https://quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #0563c1; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com</a>) where she shares her growth as a quilt maker and other glimpses into her life including a recent foray into the world of journal making.</span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In this two-part presentation, Julie will first share her series of eleven completed Dumpster Diving quilts as well as her work in process for the twelfth DD quilt. She will also briefly share the story of her book BUILD A BARN featuring the free pieced technique along with several examples of her barn quilts, including the book’s cover quilt See Rock City. There will be a short Q&A opportunity following the presentation.</span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Autographed copies of Julie’s book will be available to POQG members at the discounted group rate of $10 per book via sign-up sheet at the meeting with payment to the Guild. </span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Breaking News: <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=58df1441b1&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none 0px !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Julep</a><span style="color: #686868; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">, a minty green, is the Kona Cotton color of the year. Doesn't help me much as </span></span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">I am red-green color blind!</span></span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #686868;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">More Breaking News: </span></span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=df68d67800&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none 0px !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pom Pom Magazine's final issue</a><span style="color: #686868; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">, Check Mate, is hitting newsstands now.</span></span></p><p class="yiv8871930738MsoNormal" style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></p></span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Challenge: Lets hear it for Barbie!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like to participate, unleash you inner Barbie with at least a baby sized quilt to keep or donate. Go with a riot of pinks or pick your (or your daughters or nieces) favorite Barbie outfit to use as inspiration. We’re looking forward to seeing what you can come up with!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rikki and Kathy</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><u>Snacks</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;">This is a zoom meeting so you can sit in your pajamas and eat chocolate, if you are so inclined</div><div style="font-weight: bold; outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2024 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;">There will be several tables available on Thursday (2/22), Friday (2/23) and Saturday (2/24) for those members who wish to bring their machines, ect. and join us for the day. The fee per day is $25.00, payable in cash. These monies will be used to reimburse those who have paid the room fee. If you've not been to the Amish View Inn this is a nice opportunity to see what the Inn has to offer. Available on a first come, first serve basis. The deadline to make your reservation is February 12. The Amish View has requested a list at least one week prior to our Getaway. This is not a firm commitment. If you're unable to attend, just contact Ellen. Please let us know if you are interested.</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br /></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;"></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"></span></span></span><div class="yiv1256785441ydp2f78ea30yiv6977132552ydpe63d4e4dyiv0325076777MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b> <u>Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: left;"><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> <u>Penn Oaks Sunshine</u></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at </span><span style="color: #828a93;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ellen McMillen</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis </span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.5692px;">Deb Houck</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Assistant to Programs - Elaine Mayer</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Scraps and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. “A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes” at Cooper
Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York City, through February 4th,
2024 </span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. “Judy Chicago: Herstory” at The New Museum, New York City, through
March 3rd, 2024. </span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. “Eyewinkers, Tumbleturds, and Candlebugs: The Art of Elizabeth Talford
Scott” at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore through April 28, 2024.</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 4. “Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams” at the Baltimore Museum of
Art. March 24th, 2024 through July 14th, 2024.</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Places to Donate Your Handmade Goods</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> As the new year begins, you might find yourself looking around your studio or storage space wondering what to do with all the stuff. Samples, prototypes, and stale inventory not only take up physical space, they also occupy mental space that would be better used making new work.</span></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before you pull out the big black trash bags, consider donating your handmade goods. Even goods you consider “seconds” can be useful to people in need. Consult with your tax advisor to find out what portion of your donation (if any) can be used as a tax deduction and be sure to ask the recipient organization for a receipt for your records.</span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">National Organizations</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our objective is to identify organizations that can use what we already have, not to make new items for donation nor to burden charities with stuff they can’t use. Most national organizations are very specific about the donations they accept. They may have standards for size, materials, washability, or messaging. Be sure to check their websites and only send items that comply with their guidelines.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 1. Knit the Rainbow collects hand knit and crocheted winter garments and distributes them via partner organizations to homeless LGBTQI+ youth in New York City, New Jersey, Chicago and Detroit. Scarves, beanies, gloves, socks, ear warmers, and sweaters/cardigans are all welcome.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 2. Since 1995, <a href="https://www.projectlinus.org/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Project Linus</a> has been collecting and distributing handmade blankets to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. The organization operates through a network of local chapters, so donations are distributed within the community in which they were given. Quilts, knitted or crochted blankets, and hand-finished fleece blankets are all</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 3. For more than 30 years, <a href="https://warmupamerica.org/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Warm Up America!</a> has provided knitted and crocheted blankets, hats, gloves, scarves and other accessories for people in need. Only items made with yarn are accepted, and all items must be machine washable. Check their <a href="https://warmupamerica.org/make/current-needs/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">current needs page</a> for up-to-date information on requested donations.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 4. Paper crafters can donate greeting cards to <a href="https://sendasmiletoday.org/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Send A Smile Today</a>. This organization mails monthly greeting cards to cancer patients in the United States to let them know they are not alone. They are happy to accept envelopes without cards, and cards without envelopes.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 5. The Smiles for Children division of <a href="https://www.projectsmile.org/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Project Smile</a> provides stuffed animals to police and fire departments across the country. These soft toys are given to children in crisis by emergency responders.</span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> 6. Local Charities</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If the items you wish to donate don’t match up with the needs of a national organization, many local charities welcome a variety of handmade goods. Here are some to consider:</span></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> 7. Domestic Violence Shelters</span></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Those who’ve experienced domestic violence often flee with not much more than the clothes on their backs. Shelters must be prepared to provide everything for parents and children—clothing, toiletries, bedding, toys, and a safe and comforting environment. Find a shelter near you by contacting your local Department of Social Services. Some shelters maintain wish lists through a national registry at <a href="https://www.domesticshelters.org/fundraisers/wish-lists" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">domesticshelters.org</a>.</span></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> 8. Refugee Resettlement Agencies</span></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The United States continues to welcome refugees from around the world. A network of local refugee resettlement agencies around the country works to with refugees during their first 90 days to assist them in finding housing and employment as well as applying for social benefit programs to move them toward self-sufficiency. Many such agencies accept donations of household goods to furnish the homes of new refugees. Furniture, kitchenware, and household linens are often provided. A search for “Refugee Resettlement Agency near me” should lead you to local organizations that would welcome your donations.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. <span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Brett Bara s the founder of Hello Bargello, a brand dedicated to reviving the vintage craft of bargello for modern makers. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Her entrepreneurial spirit has inspired her to start businesses that connect the young, urban folks in her community with the deep tradition of handcrafts. In 2013 Brett founded Brooklyn Craft Company, a modern crafting store and workshop space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. In Brett’s current role as owner of Hello Bargello, she strives to connect the dots between preserving traditional crafts and building a thriving, contemporary e-commerce business.</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-52672154351659767652023-11-29T10:26:00.000-08:002023-11-29T10:26:22.905-08:00<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Penn Oaks Newsletter-December 1, 2023</span></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is everyone still stuffed? Such a wonderful feeling.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now comes a very busy time of year. The holidays can overwhelm the best laid plans and so on. I look forward to our festive Christmas party. You may recall, we are asking all of us to bring a plate of your traditional holiday treats to share. We will be playing a new game this year. It is so much fun to be together. Can't wait to see you all - will you wear a Christmas sweater? See you soon.</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="color: #626262; outline: none;"><span style="color: #24678d; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; outline: none;">December 12/11/2023</span></span></strong><ul style="color: #626262; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Holiday Party (see snacks)</span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Quilt Guild Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Challenge: Lets hear it for Barbie!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like to participate, unleash you inner Barbie
with at least a baby sized quilt to keep or donate. Go with a riot of pinks or
pick your (or your daughters or nieces) favorite Barbie outfit to use as
inspiration. We’re looking forward to seeing what you can come up with!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rikki and Kathy</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><u>Snacks</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">Snack request for the December POQ xmas party is that everyone bring a small dish of something you traditionally make for family holidays. The idea is to let everyone know how valuable and cherished our quilting group has been, especially during recent trying years. I will bring ziplocks so extras can be taken home!. Angel</span></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2024 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none !important;">The final payment for next year's Getaway is due at our December 11th meeting. If you will not be attending the meeting please mail your check to Ellen McMillen. You'll receive an email about one week before the meeting with the amount of your balance due.<br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none !important;">There will be several spaces available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for those members who wish to bring their machines, ect. and join us for the day. The fee per day is $25.00, payable in cash. These monies will be used to reimburse those who have paid the room fee. If you've not been to the Amish View Inn this is a nice opportunity to see what the Inn has to offer. Available on a first come, first serve basis. Please let us know if you are interested.</span></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;"></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"></span></span></span><div class="yiv1256785441ydp2f78ea30yiv6977132552ydpe63d4e4dyiv0325076777MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had our first meeting and there were concerns about
having the sale only 2 years after the last sale. We brought concerns to the
guild and we have decided to hold the sale off for another year. I am looking
at the possibility of online sales for mini quilts, table runners, etc. More to
come on that.</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I had a thought, something that might work for the new year,
a UFO 50/50/50 challenge. Here’s how I see it working. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Guild members would pay $4 for each UFO they wanted to
tackle in the next 6 months/a year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For each finished UFO, they would get $2 back (50%) and an
“opportunity” ticket<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At the end of the time frame (6 months/year), a ticket will
be pulled and the lucky person would get 50% of the left over pot, with the
remaining 50% to the guild. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if that seems like something that would
encourage you to work on your PHD’s and UFO’s. </p></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: left;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greetings fellow quilters.</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">WOW! It's almost Christmas. Where has the time gone???</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kelly, your presentation in November was excellent! I did learn quite a few new things 😌. I haven't had time yet, but I'm planning to make some of those little houses. I just loved them.</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had 18 members at the meeting. Welcome back Fay Ann Grider! So great to see you again. We now have 29 members.Updated directory to follow.</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, we would like to wish the following members a happy birthday:</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kelly Meanix</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lynn Telson</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Medha Pai</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you all have wonderful birthdays.</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking forward to our Christmas party, and eating delicious cookies.</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope everyone has Happy Holidays.</span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise Blake and Elaine Egan</span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at </span><span style="color: #828a93;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ellen McMillen</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis </span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.5692px;">Deb Houck</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Assistant to Programs - Elaine Mayer</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=a0663fc536&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Curated Quilts has announced</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> that the magazine is ceasing publication due to the audience not being large enough to print at a cost that is sustainable.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">2. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Google's AI assistant, Bard, </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=8f40ab235d&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">can now summarize the content of YouTube videos</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> without you ever pressing play. </span></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">3. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Art Star Philly is hosting a </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=82080bfc17&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Holiday Procrastinator Market</a><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> December 16-17 from 11am - 4pm at the Philadelphia Visitors Center. </span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spoonflower is rolling out significant changes that will impact artists on its platform. The Durham-based print-on-demand company sent an email to artists late last week detailing the changes coming in December which include limiting the total number of designs that can be uploaded in a week, delisting unpopular designs, and digital proofing. Spoonflower was sold to Shutterfly in August 2021</span></span><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=95b324656d&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none 0px !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Brother is updating its Artspira software</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> for embroidery and cutting machines to allow users to import designs into the free version of the app.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">6. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Finding a local place to sharpen scissors can be challenging. </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=0610a820d7&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Simply Sharper </a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">offers mail-in services and comes highly recommended!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">7. </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0093ac;">I</span>nterweave Knits, Sew News, and Creative Machine Embroidery Magazines to Cease Publication</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0093ac; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">8. “A Century of Kanthas: Women’s Quilts in Bengal, 1870s – 1970s” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, now through January 1st, 2024.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-24841398326522828912023-10-29T06:32:00.000-07:002023-10-29T06:32:58.575-07:00<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Penn Oaks Newsletter-October 30, 2023</span></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy Halloween! Oh my gosh, it’s November! It got here so quickly. Have any of you noticed how much more quickly time is passing? It seems so trite to make the comment, but gee whiz.<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you are all well and ready to face winter again. While I am hoping I can really dig in and get some quilts made this winter, I think I need a plan. I think I will pre-cut fabrics for a couple of quilts I have assembled with patterns. In addition, I might cut up scraps to be available for those days when I just can’t settle down. Beth Anne Nemesh sent a newsletter and explained this much better than I have. Does anyone want to come over to my house and cut up fabrics for just sit and sew kits? Let’s do some of this. Let me know.<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This month, Kelly Meanix is going to take us through selecting fabrics and colors for beautiful, successful quilts. Thank heavens! No more time spent sewing a top that I am just not sure is working, only to be “meh.” Save me, Kelly, please!<br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">See you all at the meeting! Don’t eat too much candy.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #8d7824; font-family: verdana; outline: none !important;">November 11/13/2023</span></strong><ul style="color: #626262; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kelly Meanix</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Explore the Wonderful World of Color</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In person Presentation</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;" /><strong style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;">Kelly Meanix, </strong><span style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;">our very own of POQG presents “Explore the Wonderful World of Color.” Her program will explain how she goes about picking colors with some great tips you may have never heard about. Kelly has a great tip about using yellow in a quilt. There will be quilts to show you examples in her lecture. She will have some easy ideas of what to do when you get stuck and can't figure out what color to use. This is a fun lecture and there will be a handout for you to take home. Also, as a bonus, Kelly may share some tips on clearing out your scraps and de-stashing.</span><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #24678d; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana; outline: none !important;">December 12/11/2023</span></span></strong><ul style="color: #626262; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Holiday Party</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Party Plans TBD</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In person</span></li></ul><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #626262; font-family: verdana; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></span></div></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;">Note: The Holiday Party is going to be planned and executed by Elaine Mayer, Assistant to Programs, as I will be away in Thailand with my daughter. </span><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Debora Houck</span></span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #626262; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">POQG Programs</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Quilt Guild Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span>TBS sometime</span></u></b></p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><u>Snacks</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">Hello quilters! </span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 21-25. <span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">We will accept the Getaway reservations beginning with the September meeting and via snail mail, continuing throughout the fall. The registration form will be sent via a separate email around September 5th. For this year, only the Grand King rooms are available, with one King bed, limited to two occupants. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">The rates are as follows: Wednesday $154.00, Thursday $164.00, Friday and Saturday $ 214.00. Note that an 11% tax is applied to the room rates.The rooms in the main building will be closed for renovation. The complimentary full breakfast will still be offered every morning, accessible via the main indoor corridor. We'll be able to use that corridor to reach the sewing room as well. <span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="outline: none;">The sewing room fee is $750 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 11:00 am Sunday. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="outline: none;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;"></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"></span></span></span><div class="yiv1256785441ydp2f78ea30yiv6977132552ydpe63d4e4dyiv0325076777MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div style="outline: none !important;">We will be having another fabric and quilting notions sale in April, date TBD. Open to consignments. This year we will reinstitute the wall hanging raffle, so please consider making a small wall hanging for raffle. Anyone willing to help, let Jen know and I'll send you the zoom invite. Initial meeting Thursday November 7th at 7:30 pm. Save your stuff if you are reorganizing/down sizing!!</div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></div><div style="outline: none !important;">We will have a small quilt raffle at the sale. They will need to be 15" to 20" by 20" by 25" and have a hanging sleeve. No theme, let your imagination soar! </div></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greetings fellow quilters.</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a great meeting in October! Thank you, Deb!</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were 14 members in attendance, and 1 guest. </span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We also have a new member: Medha Pai. Welcome Medha. </span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attached is the new UPDATED directory. We are now up to 28 members. Woo hoo!</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope to see even more members at the next meeting.</span></div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Denise Blake</span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at </span><span style="color: #828a93;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ellen McMillen</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis </span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.5692px;">Deb Houck</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Assistant to Programs - Elaine Mayer</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. <span style="color: #686868; letter-spacing: normal;">Quilling is the art of coiling and shaping strips of paper, then gluing them in place to create intricate designs. Paper quilling has been around for centuries, possibly since the invention of paper. Originally, strips of paper were rolled around goose quills, giving the craft its name. Along with painting and needlework, it was considered an appropriate craft for ladies.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><p class="p2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today quilling is for everyone and you can purchase pre-cut strips of paper in many colors, special quilling rulers to help with shaping, slotted quilling tools, and templates to guide your designs.<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="color: #686868; letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #686868; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Artist Griffin Carrick remembered quilling in third grade, and thought it sounded like a creative hobby she could fit into her life. When she found that paper was not durable enough for some of the wall hangings she wanted to create, she started adding fabric, specifically denim. </span><span style="color: #686868;">If quilling intrigues you, visit </span><a href="https://www.griffincarrickdesign.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Griffin’s website</a> (CTRL-click)<span style="color: #686868;">, as well as the work of other quilling artists like Cecelia Louis of </span><a href="https://paperzen.ca/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Paper Zen</a><span style="color: #686868;"> and Ann Martin of </span><a href="https://www.allthingspaper.net/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">All Things Paper</a><span style="color: #686868;">.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. “A Century of Kanthas: Women’s Quilts in Bengal, 1870s – 1970s” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, now through January 1st, 2024.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-54815767743363887922023-09-30T11:12:00.000-07:002023-09-30T11:12:32.412-07:00<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Newsletter - September 30, 2023</span></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcome to October! We drove down to Triangle, Virginia today for a great nephew's wedding tomorrow. We are wiped out. GPS is not always our friend. I really miss looking a paper maps when we are on a road trip. The scenery was nice enough by itself. I would have appreciated less traffic. Too much to ask, I know.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking forward to seeing you all and our speaker ( with her toys) and her talk about the history of fabrics. Always always new things to learn (especially the stuff I forgot years ago).<span style="outline: none;"></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></div></div></div></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">October 10/9/2023 Joan Radell The History of Textiles is The</span></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Bumble Bee History of the World</span></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Toolbox</span><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis </span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.5692px;">Deb Houck</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Assistant to Programs - Elaine Mayer</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Quilt Guild Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span>TBS sometime</span></u></b></p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><u>Snacks</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Snack list for POQ October meeting is: C. Davis, J. Burke, E. Eagan, R. DeCarli, A. Henderson*. Please switch with a friend if you can't attend so we don't run short. Angel</span></span></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">Hello quilters! </span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 21-25. <span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">We will accept the Getaway reservations beginning with the September meeting and via snail mail, continuing throughout the fall. The registration form will be sent via a separate email around September 5th. For this year, only the Grand King rooms are available, with one King bed, limited to two occupants. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">The rates are as follows: Wednesday $154.00, Thursday $164.00, Friday and Saturday $ 214.00. Note that an 11% tax is applied to the room rates.The rooms in the main building will be closed for renovation. The complimentary full breakfast will still be offered every morning, accessible via the main indoor corridor. We'll be able to use that corridor to reach the sewing room as well. <span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="outline: none;">The sewing room fee is $750 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 11:00 am Sunday. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="outline: none;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;"></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"></span></span></span><div class="yiv1256785441ydp2f78ea30yiv6977132552ydpe63d4e4dyiv0325076777MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;">We will be having another fabric and quilting notions sale in April, date TBD. Open to consignments. This year we will reinstitute the wall hanging raffle, so please consider making a small wall hanging for raffle. Anyone willing to help, let Jen know and we'll set up an intro meeting in October. Save your stuff if you are reorganizing/down sizing!!!!!+ </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at </span><span style="color: #828a93;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ellen McMillen</span></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><div align="left" class="yiv3738641757padding-copy2" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; outline: none; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=8ba5b58153&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The DMC Group has acquired</a> European thread company, Anchor, along with Domino and Puppets, from Mez Crafts Group.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />2. Fabric company Riley Blake <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=81119ea1d9&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">has instituted MAP pricing</a>. RJR <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=9c8c23a7af&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">began enforcing MAP pricing</a> for Cotton & Steel in 2018.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />3. Pinterest sends out a weekly trends report called <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=9f2816707b&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest Predicts</a> which is always interesting. The platform has seen a 34% increase in the last three weeks in searches for "DIY paper crafts."</span><br style="outline: none;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. “Sew Many Colors: Fall Festival of Quilts” by the Undercover Quilters at the Brookhaven Municipal Building in Brookhaven, PA on October 13 – 15. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. “A Century of Kanthas: Women’s Quilts in Bengal, 1870s – 1970s” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, now through January 1st, 2024.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. “What That Quilt Knows About Me” at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. Now through October 29th, 2023. https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/whatthatquiltknowsaboutme/ </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-76928918963051494982023-08-30T11:27:00.002-07:002023-08-30T11:27:47.620-07:00Penn Oaks Newsletter-September 30, 2023<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">August 30, 2023</span></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hey there, quilting buddies</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fall is coming. For us, it's the beginning of a new year. Deb has arranged a great variety of speakers for this year. We are going to try to be together as much as possible.<span style="outline: none;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Photographing our quilts is up for September. Always a good idea to get tips to get better photos. I'm betting there will be lots of quilt photos.<span style="outline: none;"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We took a quick trip to Boston last week. The Fine Arts Museum was wonderful. We also went to the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell. They were showing quilts for several of the area quilt guilds. There was also a show of quilts by Timna Tarr. Look her up. Her quilts were amazing!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another reason to look forward to the September meeting, is the show and tell. Can hardly<span style="outline: none;"> wait to see what you all bring!</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="outline: none;">Carolyn</span></span></div></div></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will meet at Church for a virtual presentation on the big screen with Trudy Cleveland. Bring your smart phones for her exciting presentation.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="color: #626262; outline: none;"><span style="color: #a82e2e; font-family: verdana; outline: none;">September 9/11/2023</span></strong><ul style="list-style: outside; margin: 5px 0px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"><li style="list-style: outside; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Trudy Cleveland</span></li><li style="list-style: outside; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shoot Your Quilt</span></li><li style="list-style: outside; margin: 3px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Virtual Presentation</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="color: #626262; outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;">Trudy Cleveland</strong><span style="outline: none;"> will be presenting her “Shoot Your Quilt" program. This is a program that will give you the basics on how to photograph your quilt with a smartphone and get professional looking results. Learn why you should photograph your quilts, how to photograph them, and what you can do with your images. This program is packed with practical tips that you can start using right away. You will be saying, "I didn’t know I could do that!" at the end of this program<span style="color: #1d2228;">.</span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tentative programs for 2023-2024 quilting year! Our guild still needs to fill the role of Assistant to Programs. Please consider volunteering for that role. I know there is a possibility that I will need someone to help with the August meeting in my role as I need to take my son to Florida for his first semester of college. Below finds the tentative schedule for the year to come. I am still looking for a zoom speaker for March 2024. If anybody has any suggestions for me to investigate, please let me know.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2023-2024 Programs Tentative Schedule</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; width: 651px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Joan Radell/Bumblebee Toolbox</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The History of Textiles is the History of the World</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">November</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">11/13/2023</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Gail Kessler</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ugly Quilts - How do I save it?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">December</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">12/11/2023</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Holiday Party</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">January</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">1/8/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Julie Sefton</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Dumpster Diving and Build a Barn
Quilts</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Virtual</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">February</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">2/12/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Rachel Dodd</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Creative Adventures with Racheldaisy</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Virtual</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">March</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">3/11/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">zoom speaker?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Virtual</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">April</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">4/8/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Terry Lieberman</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Don’t Stitch in My Ditch</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">May</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">5/13/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Sew Day?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">June</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">6/10/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Year End Party/Challenge</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In Person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tbody></table><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el" face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis </span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.5692px;">Deb Houck</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2023 Quilt Guild Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span>TBS sometime</span></u></b></p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: blue;"><u>Snacks</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;">Snack list for the September POG is: D. Blake, A. Brandt, B. Calhoun, M. Campbell*, M. Carlson: A star after your name means you bring a beverage for the group in lieu of a snack. If you can't make the meeting, be kind and ask a friend to switch responsibilities with you so we don't run short.</span></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">Hello quilters! </span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 21-25. <span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">We will accept the Getaway reservations beginning with the September meeting and via snail mail, continuing throughout the fall. The registration form will be sent via a separate email around September 5th. For this year, only the Grand King rooms are available, with one King bed, limited to two occupants. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;">The rates are as follows: Wednesday $154.00, Thursday $164.00, Friday and Saturday $ 214.00. Note that an 11% tax is applied to the room rates.The rooms in the main building will be closed for renovation. The complimentary full breakfast will still be offered every morning, accessible via the main indoor corridor. We'll be able to use that corridor to reach the sewing room as well. <span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="outline: none;">The sewing room fee is $750 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 11:00 am Sunday. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="outline: none;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;"></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; outline: none;"></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"></span></span></span><div class="yiv1256785441ydp2f78ea30yiv6977132552ydpe63d4e4dyiv0325076777MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; font-size: 14pt; outline: none;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="outline: none;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;">We will be having another fabric and quilting notions sale in April, date TBD. Open to consignments. This year we will reinstitute the wall hanging raffle, so please consider making a small wall hanging for raffle. Anyone willing to help, let Jen know and we'll set up an intro meeting in October. Save your stuff if you are reorganizing/down sizing!!!!!+ </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u> Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;">There were about a dozen people at the Bee.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at </span><span style="color: #828a93;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ellen McMillen</span></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px;"><span>1. Hydro dipping</span></span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px;">, also known as water transfer printing or water marbling, is the process of delicately transferring floating pigments onto a product through the medium of water. This age-old technique traces its roots over 2,000 years to Suminagashi, an ancient Japanese method of embellishing paper with inks. Over time, this captivating process has evolved, integrating various paint types and innovative methods to create mesmerizing designs on a diverse range of products. Now, we’re seeing makers hydro dip just about everything. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 class="entry-title article-heading" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.creativeramblingsblog.com/how-to-hydro-dip-at-home-for-beginners/" rel="noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">How to Hydro Dip at Home for Beginners</span></a></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 17px;">Learn the art of hydro dipping with Sarah, the enthusiastic creator behind Creative Ramblings. Sarah explains the process of water transfer printing and shares her secrets to achieve stunning outcomes with this technique. Follow her step-by-step instructions to create a marbled ceramic planter, and once you’ve mastered the basics, expand into a variety of home decor items. Learn the essential tips on sealing hydro dipped items to ensure a food-safe and long-lasting finish that preserves the beauty of your products for years to come.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">creativeramblingsblog.com</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">https://www.creativeramblingsblog.com/how-to-hydro-dip-at-home-for-beginners/</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">(right click and select "goto......."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2<b>. Michaels</b> is launching a handmade marketplace that will compete with Etsy. The craft store chain, which has 1,165 stores in the US, has been working to strengthen its ecommerce offerings since private equity firm, Apollo Global Management, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/business/michaels-will-be-acquired-by-a-private-equity-firm-in-a-5-billion-deal.html?unlocked_article_code=JHBik2LTMjpFWBC5mBDAcKr8q_LAIDdhBfiYVar9B9JD6ECIGg_pT7YLzeluOM0Cac4qfFrgL00hDLIrxw87QMIChw2gneHNlR3nV-L4zQc7OeqI2bvRix7819P-TyjRPrzlbGvRXWExWkXAnJMv-lGXBOIAaHWZn4PVoSblR26B4iXjOXZf6hP1L-yj8RgnH6HUNl94aZIlsPVZ9GF7pIqXcPh4m4M8JaKk7iAV9AuRmRrFTsFJjELqveRjanN8iRnNg4NcDOLZGxwTj2RHLJyoMqYenQWMZlFWxEHuc4EENsdGb8XIlzcw9yj9jtSA63qrg9rOjAtgzMJnEYnJJBLWt9h9GOoWKsUpHE-c9QStc7gxLLFDtqr4XqD8KLHUG1-l4Fdobo4AVgGDpEE8Q_M&smid=url-share" rel="noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">acquired it</a> in a deal valued at $5 billion in 2021 taking the company private.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Senior Vice President for Digital and Omnichannel, Kerry McGuire, said in an interview on Wednesday that the new handmade marketplace, to be called Michaels MakerPlace, is the third leg of a three-part ecommerce expansion strategy. The first was an upgrade to the Michaels ecommerce platform that occurred last year. Then, in March, the company <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/michaels-launches-craft-supply-marketplace/" rel="noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">added a third-party marketplace for craft supply sellers</a>, more than quadrupling its product assortment from 250,000 to more than 1 million SKUs.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The third leg, which is slated to launch later this year, is the new MakerPlace marketplace where crafters will be able to sell handmade goods, DIY tutorials, and live online classes. “The market right now is fragmented,” McGuire said. “We want to bring it all together, from concept to classes.” Interested sellers can now <a href="https://www.michaels.com/beta-makerplace" rel="noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">join a waitlist</a> and are being invited to set up their shops on MakerPlace in waves, including many who were accepted this week.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. “Sew Many Colors: Fall Festival of Quilts” by the Undercover
Quilters at the Brookhaven Municipal Building in Brookhaven,
PA on October 13 – 15. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. “A Century of Kanthas: Women’s Quilts in Bengal, 1870s –
1970s” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, now through
January 1st, 2024.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Quilt National 2023 at The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens,
OH, now through September 11th.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> PA National Quilt Extravaganza in Oaks, PA on September
14 – 17, 2023. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. “What That Quilt Knows About Me” at the American Folk Art
Museum in New York City. Now through October 29th, 2023.
https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/whatthatquiltknowsaboutme/ </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">7. “Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore
Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture
in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023.
https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/<br /></span><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-7324647076131292312023-05-29T14:20:00.000-07:002023-05-29T14:20:47.382-07:00<p> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>June</b></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> 1, 2023: Penn Oaks Newsletter</span></b></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy June Quilters!</span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is our guild year finale for this year. My thanks to all of you for continuing to come to meetings via Zoom and especially live. I need to thank also the officers for all of their work. Special thanks to Donna for the varied programs. Thanks to Rita Marie for paying the bills and to Elizabeth and Sarah for managing membership. Thanks to Nancy and Angela our correspondence and recording secretaries. Thanks also to Jamie for trying to keep me on track. Special thanks to Bob for his patience with me for the newsletter stuff he need from me and all the extra stuff he adds or sends along. Very special thanks to Jen for EVERYTHING she does. Deb has been a great program assistant and is lining up some special programs for next year.</span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also need to thank everyone who signed up for positions for next year. I think there are a few gaps but right now I can’t remember which. So you all know what I might do – put names in a hat and pick someone.</span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am looking forward to seeing the challenge quilts. Frankly I have a few because simply making a scrap quilt is a challenge to me. However, I think it is getting easier to think of possibilities. I am going to focus on the baby quilts for the NICU at Albert Einstein Medical Center. These are to 36 x 36” and are used to provide cover on the isolettes so the baby feels more at home. The babies take them home when they leave the hospital. I have some from Brenda already. I plan to take them to the NICU in June. If any of you want to make some, I can postpone delivery to mid August and take a bigger batch.</span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let’s party this month! We can make plans for summer projects for next year. Don’t forget your ugly fat quarter, you it might not have to be ugly, just one that you have been unable to find a use for yet. Maybe its just too stunning or unusual or your mind was in a different place when you got it.</span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hugs to everyone. I’m pretty sure I forgot something important to tell you – yes! Membership is due this month. See you at the meeting!</span></p><p class="yiv0781566574MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></p></div></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><b><span><span style="font-family: verdana;">JUNE 12<sup>th</sup>, 2023 at 7:00</span></span></b></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><b>We Gotta Say Good-bye for the Summer...</b></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;">For our last meeting until the August "Bee," everyone please bring:</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;">Your "Challenge" Quilt (there will be voting and prizes!)</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;">Show and Tell</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;">A refreshment (cookies, chips, a beverage, etc.)</div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"></span></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; outline: none;">A fat quarter for an exchange. Do you have a piece of fabric for which you can't find a use? Does it not work with any of your other fabrics? Is it too far out of your comfort zone, or just plain ugly? Bring it to the meeting for a fat quarter exchange/mini challenge. Make something with the fat quarter that you receive - a quilt block, mug mat, Christmas ornament, purse/bag or other small project. You have all summer to make something with it, then bring it to the September meeting for Show and Tell. No rules or limits to what you can make or how many fabrics you can use with it. Let your creativity flow! Donna Daley</div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs-Next Year</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">Here is an update on programs to come for 2023-2024 quilting year! Our guild still needs to fill the role of Assistant to Programs. Please consider volunteering for that role. I know there is a possibility that I will need someone to help with the August meeting in my role as I need to take my son to Florida for his first semester of college. Below finds the tentative schedule for the year to come. I am still looking for a zoom speaker for March 2024. If anybody has any suggestions for me to investigate, please let me know.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">2023-2024 Programs Tentative Schedule</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-collapse: collapse; width: 651px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><td style="background: rgb(146, 208, 80); height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Month</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="background: rgb(146, 208, 80); height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Date</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="background: rgb(146, 208, 80); height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Activity</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="background: rgb(146, 208, 80); height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Program Name</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="background: rgb(146, 208, 80); height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Type</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">August</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">8/14/2023</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Quilting Bee</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">September</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">9/11/2023</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Trudy Cleveland</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Shoot Your Quilt</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Virtual</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">October</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">10/9/2023</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Joan Radell/Bumblebee Toolbox</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The History of Textiles is the History of the World</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">November</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">11/13/2023</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Gail Kessler</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ugly Quilts - How do I save it?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">December</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">12/11/2023</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Holiday Party</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">January</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">1/8/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Julie Sefton</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Dumpster Diving and Build a Barn Quilts</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Virtual</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">February</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">2/12/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Rachel Dodd</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Creative Adventures with Racheldaisy</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Virtual</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">March</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">3/11/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">zoom speaker?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Virtual</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">April</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">4/8/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Terry Lieberman</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Don’t Stitch in My Ditch</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">May</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">5/13/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Sew Day?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 51.2pt;" valign="bottom" width="68"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">June</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54.25pt;" valign="bottom" width="72"><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">6/10/2024</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">Year End Party/Challenge</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 205.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="274"></td><td style="height: 15.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.15pt;" valign="bottom" width="56"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 9pt;">In Person</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I have completed contracts for Trudy Cleveland and Joan Radell for September and October. Contracts are in process for Gail Kessler, Julie Sefton, and Rachel Dodd. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Trudy Cleveland</b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"> will be presenting her </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">“Shoot Your Quilt" program. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">This is a program that will give you the basics on how to photograph your quilt with a smartphone and get professional looking results. Learn why you should photograph your quilts, how to photograph them, and what you can do with your images. This program is packed with practical tips that you can start using right away. You will be saying, "I didn’t know I could do that!" at the end of this program.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el" face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Joan Radell</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> of Bucklebee Toolbox will be presenting “The History of Textiles is the History of the World” program as well as a tool demonstration. The program is</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">a 45-minute dynamic, multimedia program about the history of home-sewing, sewing tools, and their cultural and economic impact on society. She will do a hands-on demo of her sewing tools that she takes to quilt shows and will have them available for purchase at our meeting. Debora Houck</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el" face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div style="outline: none;"><div id="yiv4255718981" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv4255718981gmail_quote" style="outline: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our guild challenge judging:</span></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Voting categories are:</span></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Best use of scraps</span></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Best use of color</span></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Favorite Quilt</span></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can only win one prize. I like to spread the prizes around. Please bring your Quilt in a bag covered up. I will number the quilts and hand out ballots. After the voting is over we will guess who made which quilt. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: blue;"></b></span></p><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><div class="qtd-body" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px;"><div class="yiv4255718981yqt7031611813" id="yiv4255718981yqtfd85278" style="outline: none;"><div style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am excited as I did make one and finish it fairly easily so I hope to make more for charity. I think we still have a lot of scraps left so let us know if you need more. I hope that everyone can come to the June meeting and see all the lovely quilts that were mad</span>e.</div><div style="outline: none;"><br clear="none" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none;" /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">We'll return to the Amish View Inn in February, 2024. See below for the dates and room rates. Note that an 11% tax is applied to the room rates. The rooms in the main building will be closed for renovation. </span><span style="outline: none;">Th</span><span style="outline: none;">e complimentary</span><span style="outline: none;"> full breakfast buffet will still be offered every morning, accessible via the main indoor corridor</span><span style="outline: none;">. We'll be able to use that corridor to reach the sewing room as well. More details to follow as we get closer to the date of the Getaway. We'll take reservations beginning at the September meeting. Please contact us with any questions.</span></div><br style="outline: none;" /><div style="outline: none;"><div class="yiv3929178927ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;">Our usual meeting dates (2/21/24-2/24/24) will be <b style="outline: none;">in the Adult Wing</b>.<span style="outline: none;"> Each room has a single King bed.</span></div><div class="yiv3929178927ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;">Wednesday $154.00</div><div class="yiv3929178927ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;">Thursday $164.00</div><div class="yiv3929178927ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;">Fri & Sat $214.00</div></div><div style="outline: none;"><br style="outline: none;" /></div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;">Ellen McMillen and Cindy Vognetz</span></div></span></div><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><br /></div></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;">Let's plan for another quilting bazaar in 2023. Spring versus fall, I'm looking for your input! We'll need volunteers and demos. More information to come.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u> Membership - Sarah Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had 21 members at the May meeting</span><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at Grasshopper1@gmail.com. I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Nancy DeTeodoro</span></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. So sad news: Vermont Quilt Festival is shutting down for financial reasons.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">2. Mark Zuckerberg is learning to sew </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">in order to create 3D-printed dresses for his children.</span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Annies announced this week that Crochet! magazine is shutting down. </span></span></div><div><div class="et_post_meta_wrapper" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; 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line-height: 18.4px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">4. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">I</span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=4b47f8c42c&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">nstagram and Facebook announced this week</a><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> that shops that direct people to an e-commerce site to complete a purchase, rather than allowing people to make a purchase directly through Facebook or Instagram, will no longer be accessible beginning April 24, 2024.</span></p><div style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">5. "What That Quilt Knows About Me" at the American Folk Art Museum in New York CIty. Now through October 29th, 2023<br /> https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibition/whatthatquiltknowsaboutme/<br /><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">6. 45th Quilt National: May 26,2023 - Sept 11, 2023</div><div style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">7. “Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/<span style="line-height: 18.4px;">[1]33</span></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-80310355835071030942023-05-01T10:44:00.000-07:002023-05-01T10:44:12.325-07:00<p> <b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">May 1, 2023: Penn Oaks Newsletter</span></b></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><p class="yiv2179596023ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a lovely day at our Sew Day. It was fabulous to see everyone. We got lots of blocks put together and I’m still trying to get to scrap piecing.</span></p><p class="yiv2179596023ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is nominating committee time for positions for next year. There were no volunteers for president. Kelly Meanix will be the recording secretary. Ellen McMillan will be correspondence secretary. Deb Houck will be programs. She needs an assistant who will work towards next setting programs for the following year. Rita Marie will still be treasurer.</span></p><p class="yiv2179596023ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Deb’s assistant is a must fill position. Without objections last night, and unless there are other objections, I will be president next year. I have a great cabinet!</span></p><p class="yiv2179596023ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh, and if someone else wants to be president, please let me know. I won't be offended. We could use a volunteer for the newsletter.</span></p><p class="yiv2179596023ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="color: #26282a; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn </span></p></div></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><p dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"></p><div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><strong><span><span style="font-family: verdana;">MAY 8<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></span></strong></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><i><span>Diary of a Dutch Quilter: </span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span>F</span>ormer Penn Oaks member Janneke Van der Ree returns with an in-person presentation</span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span>Look and listen to Janneke's diary of quilting adventures. She will take you through her Dutch beginnings, creative adventures, all the way to Pennington NJ. Janneke will share her life in quilts, her tips to stay authentic to your heritage and stay true to yourself. In Janneke's case that means….do not take life - quilts - too seriously and do not forget to have fun!! Do what you love, love what you do…Take a peek in her diary, you might even learn some Dutch words….Gezellig!! </span></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><b><span><span style="font-family: verdana;">JUNE 12<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></span></b></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><b><i><span>We gotta say good-bye for the summer…</span></i></b></span><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span> </span></span><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">so let’s have a little fun! Bring your completed “Challenge” quilt for judging. We will also have a show-and-tell with a theme, a game or two, and a fat-quarter exchange for a summer mini-challenge. Come for an evening of friendship and fun!</span></span></span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv5080774839MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.52px; margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sewing day was a great success. Over half the guild showed up and we made a bodacious number of blocks.</span></p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="outline: none;">We'll return to the Amish View Inn in February, 2024. A large majority of the members selected Choice #1. For those who selected Choice #3, we hope you'll reconsider and join us in February. See below for the dates and room rates. More details to follow as we get closer to the date of the Getaway. We'll likely take reservations beginning at the September meeting.</span><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; outline: none;">Many thanks to all who responded to my email requesting your opinions.</span></div><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; outline: none;">Ellen McMillen<br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="color: black; outline: none;"><div class="yiv4202695837ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="outline: none;"><u style="outline: none;">Choice #1</u></b><u style="outline: none;"></u></span></div><div class="yiv4202695837ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our usual meeting dates (2/21/24-2/24/24) will be <b style="outline: none;">in the Adult Wing</b>.<span style="outline: none;"> Each room has a single King bed.</span></span></div><div class="yiv4202695837ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wednesday $154.00</span></div><div class="yiv4202695837ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thursday $164.00</span></div><div class="yiv4202695837ydpc9e95a1ayiv9910467418MsoNormal" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fri & Sat $214.00</span></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><div class="yiv5397415381MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>)</span></div></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u>Ways & Means</u></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none;">Let's plan for another quilting bazaar in 2023. Spring versus fall, I'm looking for your input! We'll need volunteers and demos. More information to come.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Sarah Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size: 15.972px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none;">April Sewing Bee Meeting: twenty members showed us and a great time was had by all.</span></div></div><div style="font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at Grasshopper1@gmail.com. I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Nancy DeTeodoro</span></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span face="Raleway, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0093ac; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">The Jaunt Sends Artists on Trips to Create and Explore</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">1. The Jaunt is an innovative business with a shockingly altruistic goal. Owner Joreon Smeets invites 10 artists each year to take an all-expenses paid trip to seek new inspiration. When they return, they create original work that reflects their experience. Customers buy in before the trip happens, allowing art enthusiasts to articipate in the creation process by funding the inspiration. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Google </span><span style="text-align: center;">Jeroen Smeets</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="et_post_meta_wrapper" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 38px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_8" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 25px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_12 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">2. “Intent/Content” Celebrating Women Artists” at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg, PA. Now through May 21, 2023. </span><a href="https://susquehannaartmuseum.org/calendar/intent-content/" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">https://susquehannaartmuseum.org/calendar/intent-content/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">3. "What That Quilt Knows About Me" at the American Folk Art Museum in New York CIty. Now through October 29th, 2023<br /> https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibition/whatthatquiltknowsaboutme/<br /><br /></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">4. 45th Quilt National: May 26,2023 - Sept 11, 2023</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">5. “Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">[1]33</span></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-3693562306538417312023-03-30T08:08:00.000-07:002023-03-30T08:08:50.932-07:00<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Penn Oaks Quilt Guild</b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">April 2023 Newsletter</span></b></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am so looking forward to our sew day meeting. I will be bringing a huge bin of fabric and two bags of strips. The ideas for small-ish quilts are romping through my mind. For me, I think the idea of smaller seems so much more fun and so much less of a burden than king or queen size quilts. We will have a great time!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Funny thing, I imagine several of us have some of those little plastic clips to use instead of pins when piecing. I have used them primarily to hold binding down when hand sewing the back down. A light bulb went off the other day when I was, finally, putting squares together for one of Bob DeCarli’s sew along. I used them to hold my intersections together. Pins just can’t get into all the layers. The clips worked well. I’m sure all of you already use the for this. Light bulb came on late, but it did come on.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking forward to seeing you all!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></div></div><div style="font-size: 14.52px;"><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><p class="yiv3482810178ydp770980b8MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;">APRIL 10<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;"></span></b></span></p><p class="yiv3482810178ydp770980b8MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;">Sewing for Charity </span></i></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">We will gather at 2:00 to work on our string quilts for <b><i>Quilts for Kids</i></b><i>.</i></span><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Come at 1:00 if you would like to help set up. Bring your sewing machine. We also need volunteers to bring other supplies – iron, ironing board, rotary cutter, mat, etc. This is a great chance for those who do not drive at night/don’t do Zoom to reconnect with your quilting friends!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0in;"></p><div style="font-size: 16px;"><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MAY 8<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></span></strong></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Diary of a Dutch Quilter </span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">Former Penn Oaks member Janneke Van der Ree returns with an in-person presentation</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal;">.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></strong><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Look and listen to Janneke's diary of quilting adventures. She will take you through her Dutch beginnings, creative adventures, all the way to Pennington NJ. Janneke will share her life in quilts, her tips to stay authentic to your heritage and stay true to yourself. In Janneke's case that means….do not take life - quilts - too seriously and do not forget to have fun!! Do what you love, love what you do…Take a peek in her diary, you might even learn some Dutch words….Gezellig!! </span></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">JUNE 12<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></span></b></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We gotta say good-bye for the summer…</span></i></b></span><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">so let’s have a little fun! Bring your completed “Challenge” quilt for judging. We will also have a show-and-tell with a theme, a game or two, and a fat-quarter exchange for a summer mini-challenge. Come for an evening of friendship and fun!</span></span></span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv5080774839MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><u style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">April 10 Sewing for Charity and Guild Meeting</span></span></u></p><p class="yiv5080774839MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p class="yiv5080774839MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are having a charity sewing day at Covenant Presbyterian Church beginning at 2:00 followed by a regular guild meeting. If you are able to help set up, please come at 1:00.</span></span></p><p class="yiv5080774839MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2 irons, 2 ironing boards, a mat and rotary cutter will be provided but another 1 or 2 would be helpful. </span></span></p><p class="yiv5080774839MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have many, many strings already cut and fabric from our sale to make lap quilts for hospice patients (Jen’s hospice) and quilts for kids. The choice is yours. Also MOTO (make one - take one to sew) is an option. These are scrappy quilts.</span></span></p><p class="yiv5080774839MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just bring your machine, feet, cords, thread, scissors, ruler, travel iron ?, muslin foundation squares (cut to whatever size blocks you are making), beverage and snack. There is always a need for quilts for these organizations so make as many as you would like.</span></span></p><p class="yiv5080774839MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There will be a dinner break. BYO or take out. It will be great to see everyone in person ! Donna and Rita Marie</span></span></p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">We are still optimistic about having a getaway next year.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><div class="yiv5397415381MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>)</span></div></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #1d2228; outline: none !important;">Let's plan for another quilting bazaar in 2023. Spring versus fall, I'm looking for your input! We'll need volunteers and demos. More information to come.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Sarah Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: medium; outline: none !important;">March Meeting: We had <u style="outline: none !important;">35 members</u> attend and <u style="outline: none !important;">12 guests</u>!</span></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at Grasshopper1@gmail.com.<span style="color: #222222;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px;"> Ways to Use ChatGPT as a Tool for Your Craft Business</span></h1><p class="post-meta" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">by <span class="author vcard" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/author/abbycia/" rel="author" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Posts by Abby Glassenberg">Abby Glassenberg</a></span> | <span class="published" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Mar 27, 2023</span></p></div><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_0" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.7px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="hand dyed yarn by lichen and lace" class="wp-image-54756" decoding="async" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blank-1200-x-800.png" srcset="https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blank-1200-x-800.png 1200w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blank-1200-x-800-600x400.png 600w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blank-1200-x-800-1024x683.png 1024w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blank-1200-x-800-768x512.png 768w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blank-1200-x-800-1080x720.png 1080w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blank-1200-x-800-980x653.png 980w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blank-1200-x-800-480x320.png 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="hand dyed yarn by lichen and lace" width="1200" /></span></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Clover Cottage and Wildflower Whimsy are mini skeins dyed by <a href="https://lichenandlace.com/?fbclid=IwAR0vrAZvdFG2HHRtzOYJOpy1ykcbBR3nTrmVS_BLXiMSzfeqnxNeuiKSdvU" rel="noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Megan Ingman</a> and named by ChatGPT.</h6><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Photo courtesy of Megan Ingman.</p></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Generative AI is the new hot topic in tech. You’ve likely seen it mentioned all over the place, and perhaps you’ve had a chance to play with ChatGPT, the natural language processing tool from OpenAI. We were curious to see how craft business owners are putting this new tool to work to increase efficiencies in their businesses. </span></p><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">What is ChatGPT?</h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">ChatGPT is “generative AI,” meaning it’s a chatbot that allows you to have very human-like conversations with original text that it writes on the spot. ChatGPT is a large language model that was trained on the vast amount of text available on the internet. Accessing ChatGPT is free. You set up an account and then begin using it right away. Once you enter a prompt and read its answer, you can further refine it as many times as you’d like to get closer to what you’re looking for.</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">ChatGPT has gotten so much attention because it’s remarkably capable of generating original content, and while we wouldn’t recommend it replace human writers, there are practical applications for this new technology. Craft business owners have already begun to find many ways to incorporate ChatpGPT in their workflows. Here are six use cases to consider.</span></p><h2 class="p2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A starting point for writing</span></h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Writing tasks are part of running a business. From ecommerce listings to Instagram captions, to email newsletters, we all have to compose our thoughts on the page at some point, but facing a computer screen makes it hard to get started. ChatGPT is a great way to generate some copy to kick things off.</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“I love to write but I have trouble getting started because there is always something that needs doing that takes less brain power,” says yarn shop owner <a href="https://www.yiayiablacksheep.com/?fbclid=IwAR1iVz84tzE_zmOA0l1NK6yWmMIz3-EKkRsI99XV3_BQbu9_nwEQM8GSO7Q" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">LeeAnn Petropoulos</span></a> who has used ChatGPT to help her begin writing tasks. “Although I do really extensive editing to fill in gaps and add my voice, it gives me a starting point so I don’t procrastinate for so long. Rather than start from scratch, I prompt ChatGPT to write a draft for me, then take it from there.”</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember, you can refine your prompt to make the paragraphs ChatGPT generates more specific and better matched to what you’re aiming for, then begin editing and adding your own unique touches.</span></p><h2 class="p2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A way to generate responses to customer service queries</span></h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">As a craft business owner, you are often on the receiving end of customer inquiries and sometimes those customers are frustrated or rude. When you’re working hard on your business, getting these sorts of messages can take an emotional toll, making you feel angry or defeated. Rather than struggling to come up with a graceful response when you’re upset, copy and paste the angry email into ChatGPT and ask it to generate a graceful response. After all, ChatGPT is a bot. It’s totally removed from the situation and can help you find a way to reply to your angry customer without involving your own emotions.</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">ChatGPT can also be used to examine your customer service inquiries en masse to determine frequently asked questions and come up with ways to respond to address them. “Friends in my mastermind are using ChatGPT to organize customer feedback given on social media,” says Amy Small, the owner of the yarn company <a href="https://knitcollage.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Knit Collage</span></a>. “For example, asking it to summarize the top pain points for my customers based on all of these Facebook comments. Then use that to create an email subject line that answers their top pain point. Powerful stuff!”</span></p><h2 class="p2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A way to create rough drafts for longer pieces of writing</span></h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">If English is not your first language or if you’re simply not confident in your writing skills, consider having ChatGPT write the rough draft of longer pieces of writing for you. These might include blog posts, answers to Q&As you’ve been asked to write, or long captions for social media. You can even ask ChatGPT to write your bio and the text on your about page.</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Another approach is to write a draft of the text yourself and then paste it into ChatGPT and ask it to rewrite it for you, tweaking the tone, for example.</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“For people like me who have problems with writing it has been a big help,” says designer <a href="https://www.mainsailstudiopatterns.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Wendy Sloan</span></a>. “I have been held back for a very long time because of embarrassment about my written communication. I have found that it helps a lot to correct run-on sentences and organizes repetitive and scattered statements. I never ask it to just generate something from scratch. I always phrase it: ‘rewrite this text for a sign’ and then paste what I already wrote. What comes back is my own ideas and words organized in a way that makes sense.”</span></p><h2 class="p2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A powerful brainstorming tool</span></h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">ChatGPT can also be a useful brainstorming tool. Consider it to be like a colleague that has a different set of ideas that you might not have thought about. When researching an idea, rather than using Google and getting pages and pages of articles to choose from, consider using ChatGPT as a refined search engine that gives you exactly what you asked for.</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’re sitting in front of your computer thinking, “How many ways are there to describe a sock?” ChatGPT can get you unstuck</span></p><blockquote style="background: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 2.1em; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 50px !important; margin-right: 50px !important; margin-top: 20px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“I used ChatGPT to come up with course names and outlines, course email copy, Facebook ad copy, and more. It’s not perfect but better than staring at a white page,” says Small. “It jumpstarts the creative process.”</span></p></blockquote><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Stephanie Carswell, the owner of UK-based craft kit company <a href="https://www.hawthornhandmade.com/en-us" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Hawthorn Handmade</span></a>, has also used ChatGPT as a brainstorming tool. “I’ve used it to help with product descriptions, slogans, and social media. I’ve been careful to edit it to keep things in my voice, and I often get it to rewrite something I’ve written quickly (and pretty scrappily!) I give it prompts to be more quirky, fun, creative, etc. which helps a lot. It’s helped me get out of writing blocks and sped things up so much for new product launches.”</span></p><h2 class="p2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A name generator</span></h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Even creative people run out of ideas sometimes. When it comes to naming new colorways, for example, our creative wells can run dry. ChatGPT can help!</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Indie dyer <a href="https://lichenandlace.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Megan Ingman</span></a> gave it a try for naming a mini skein set of yarn she’s dyed. She ended up choosing nine of the potential names it suggested including Wildflower Whimsy, Lilac Retreat, Amethyst Isle, Peony Mews, Clover Cottage, Wild Rose Haven, Goldenrod Forest, Meadow of Lilies, and Buttercup Cove. Inman says so far <a href="https://lichenandlace.com/collections/fade-sets/products/wildflower-whimsy" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Wildflower Whimsy</span></a> has been the most popular from this release.</span></p><h2 class="p2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A way to write patterns and other kinds of technical instructions</span></h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Perhaps one of the most surprising tasks ChatGPT is capable of is writing technical instructions for things like knitting and crochet patterns. While they’re not perfect, and there have been <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@generatedcrochet/video/7200233237053164846?_t=8b0B5f8giuQ&_r=1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">some hilarious videos</span></a> demonstrating their flaws, the patterns it writes are actually a solid starting point according to several designers we spoke with.</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“I asked it to write a top down yoke style pattern in our yarn, a specific gauge, and for a set finished size. It did it in less than a minute,” says Small. “Then I asked it to grade the sweater into 5 sizes, it did it again in seconds. I think I could have gotten more specific about formatting by giving it our style sheet that we use to create a better end result.”</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/orchardhouseediting/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruth Brasch</a></span><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> is a technical editor for knit and crochet patterns. She asked ChatGPT to write a pattern for a double crochet worsted weight hat and it was remarkably good. She says ChatGPT could be a useful tool for designers when it comes to doing the math involved in pattern writing. “Grading garments is a learned skill and to be honest ChatGPT feels like cheating,” she says. That being said, it does make mistakes and someone who is inexperienced may not know enough to spot them. “Don’t start with ChatGPT as a pattern writer if you’re new to the industry,” she advises.</span></p><h2 class="p2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Caveats: Watch out and edit</span></h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">While AI-generated copy can be useful in these and other ways, it’s still vital to read over and edit the text it generates to edit out inaccuracies and infuse your own unique voice. “I feel that it really falls short on storytelling, capturing the voice of a brand and other compelling elements that build engagement, trust, and ultimately loyalty to a brand,” says Leanne Pressley, owner and president of craft marketing firm <a href="https://stitchcraftmarketing.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Stitchcraft Marketing</span></a>. “I think real, creative people are still going to have to bring that ‘sparkle’ to their marketing in order to be really successful.”</span></p><h2 class="p2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Integrations are everywhere</span></h2><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">ChatGPT and other large language generative AI models are popping up all over the place as integrations into many of the apps craft business owners use all the time. Shopify has launched <a href="https://www.shopify.com/blog/ai-product-descriptions" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“Shopify Magic”</span></a> which uses AI to write product descriptions. It’s also now part of <a href="https://www.canva.com/magic-write/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Canva</span></a>, <a href="https://www.notion.so/product/ai" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Notion</span></a>, <a href="https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/chatgpt-app-for-slack/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Slack</span></a>, and soon <a href="https://blog.google/technology/ai/bard-google-ai-search-updates/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Google</span></a> and even Etsy.</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“I think there’s a lot of opportunities for Generative AI,” Etsy CEO Josh Silverman said <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4580918-etsy-inc-etsy-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">in the company’s most recent earnings call</span></a>. “One is in search, no doubt. You might see it in the seller experience and making it easier for sellers to make listings. You might see it in the member services experience and having a better opportunity to get customer support. Our developers may be able to use it to make themselves more productive. So there’s lots of opportunity. We have a working group looking at all of it.”</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">As this technology increasingly becomes part of our day-to-day lives and business operations, new use cases will certainly pop up. Have you tried ChatGPT yet? How are you using it successfully?</span></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div class="et_post_meta_wrapper" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="background: transparent; 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padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% center; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 38px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_0" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="liberty worth" class="wp-image-54663" decoding="async" height="803" sizes="(max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/liberty-studio-river-canyon-2.jpg" srcset="https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/liberty-studio-river-canyon-2.jpg 1198w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/liberty-studio-river-canyon-2-600x402.jpg 600w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/liberty-studio-river-canyon-2-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/liberty-studio-river-canyon-2-768x515.jpg 768w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/liberty-studio-river-canyon-2-1080x724.jpg 1080w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/liberty-studio-river-canyon-2-980x657.jpg 980w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/liberty-studio-river-canyon-2-480x322.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="liberty studio river canyon 2" width="1198" /></span></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Liberty Worth at work on “River Canyon,” 2022 in her studio. River Canyon is 57”x57”. Silk wool, and cotton.</h6></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“Art is a big enough container to hold all the things that we encounter, both the pain and the questions,” says Los Angeles-based textile artist Liberty Worth who creates art quilts inspired by nature and family stories. Using leather, wool, and upholstery fabrics, Worth sews quilts as a way to visually capture moments of her life. Recently, she’s ventured into even more non-traditional fabrics, designing a pair of Ugg-like boots in her signature style.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">For Worth, whose work has appeared on television shows and been exhibited in galleries, getting a studio outside her home was a vital step toward growth and success as an artist. Most importantly, it’s allowed her to hire college student interns whose assistance has become vital to her creative process.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 307.138px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_1" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.7px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="liberty worth headshot" class="wp-image-54666" decoding="async" height="1200" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/libertyw-headshot.jpg" srcset="https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/libertyw-headshot.jpg 800w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/libertyw-headshot-400x600.jpg 400w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/libertyw-headshot-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/libertyw-headshot-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/libertyw-headshot-480x720.jpg 480w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/libertyw-headshot-600x900.jpg 600w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="libertyw headshot" width="800" /></span></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Los Angeles-based textile artist Liberty Worth.</h6></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 643.688px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Becoming an artist</h1><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Growing up, Worth’s father worked as an artist and toy designer. Watching him was both inspiring and intimidating. Worth says she wanted to be a maker, but was worried she would never be as good of an artist as her father. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">In college at Pepperdine University she majored in public relations while also taking art and art history classes. A semester abroad in Italy was transformative. It was there that she began experimenting with all kinds of textile processes and became hooked on the materials for artmaking.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">After graduation, Worth worked for six years in a corporate setting doing textile design. The corporate job was all digital, and as a break she took up quilting in her off hours.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><h1 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Developing a style</h1><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The signature shape in Worth’s quilts looks like a rose, although that was not her initial intention. </span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The very first piece in this style represented water and was inspired by trying to capture a moment of joy. On a trip to Costa Rica, her three kids were in the pool and were all getting along. She asked herself, “Could I capture this moment of joy?” The resulting quilt is called “Swimming” and is mostly in blue tones.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Worth works with </span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">repurposed interior design samples of fabrics leather, vinyl, and even wallpaper. Her quilts often radiate out from a central point, curved pieces hugging smaller curved pieces, creating the rose-like motif. She richly textures some pieces with stitches and others she leaves plain. </span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">As she creates her work, she starts from the center and works outward, with a form that’s circular until the very end, then adds edge pieces to make the piece into a square or rectangle. Her works are often square and mounted onto wood panel for ease of hanging.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_3" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_2" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="liberty worth swimming quilt" class="wp-image-54667" decoding="async" height="804" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/swimming.jpg" srcset="https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/swimming.jpg 1200w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/swimming-600x402.jpg 600w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/swimming-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/swimming-768x515.jpg 768w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/swimming-1080x724.jpg 1080w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/swimming-980x657.jpg 980w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/swimming-480x322.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="swimming" width="1200" /></span></div></div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_5 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_3" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="liberty worth pura vida detail" class="wp-image-54690" decoding="async" height="804" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pura-vida-detail.jpg" srcset="https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pura-vida-detail.jpg 1200w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pura-vida-detail-600x402.jpg 600w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pura-vida-detail-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pura-vida-detail-768x515.jpg 768w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pura-vida-detail-1080x724.jpg 1080w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pura-vida-detail-980x657.jpg 980w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pura-vida-detail-480x322.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="pura-vida-detail" width="1200" /></span></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_4" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_6 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Left/top: “Swimming,” 2019, 35” x 28”, by Liberty Worth. Silk, wool, and cotton. Right/bottom: “Pura Vida,” by Liberty Worth, 2021-detail section is about 6”x8” of a piece which is 25” x 30”. Silk, wool, and cotton.</h6><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> </h6></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Securing studio space</h1><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Worth’s biggest jumps forward as an artist have come as the result of friends urging her on. Her best friend, for example, told her she needed a studio. Worth remembered a time when she had borrowed studio space and had made 21 pieces in one month and she decided her friend was right. She rented a studio in spite of the high price of rent in L.A. </span></p><blockquote style="background: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 2.1em; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 50px !important; margin-right: 50px !important; margin-top: 20px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s an investment in myself that I’ve come to value, that it’s really, truly like a room of one’s own. And I don’t know that I valued it as much until I had it. It took somebody else telling me I needed one.”</span></p></blockquote><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Having a studio space outside of her home makes it possible for Worth to work with interns, and that step was equally significant in the development of her creative practice. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">When a mentor of hers told her she needed an intern, she initially didn’t feel worthy. But then she searched online and looked at internships in the arts in her area and thought “I could design something better than that” in terms of what the opportunities offered to student interns so she decided to develop a program and give it a try.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_5" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_7 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 576.375px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_4" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.7px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="two interns in front of quilt" class="wp-image-54671" decoding="async" height="805" sizes="(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/twinterns.jpg" srcset="https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/twinterns.jpg 1188w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/twinterns-600x407.jpg 600w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/twinterns-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/twinterns-768x520.jpg 768w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/twinterns-1080x732.jpg 1080w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/twinterns-980x664.jpg 980w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/twinterns-480x325.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="twinterns" width="1188" /></span></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Interns in front of Distorted Reflections,” Liberty Worth’s studio, 2021. Distorted Reflections is 30” x 30”, cotton.</h6></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column_8 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 374.45px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">She asked her very first intern why she was applying for this unpaid internship, “She said, I’ve had other internships, I’ve worked on all sorts of aspects, but I’ve never been able to sit down with an artist and understand the artist process before they get to the museum or the gallery.” That helped Worth to see the value of what she had to offer. She works to design as fulfilling an opportunity as she can for the students who come into her studio, and to respond to the skills and interests they bring. </span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">While the first internship was scheduled to be for three months, at the three month mark the student wanted to continue.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_6" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_9 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Worth and her interns periodically review how things are going and she helps the students update their resumes, translating what they learn into resume-friendly language. Her interns have learned how to handle customer interactions, sewing, photography, and more.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Once the internship program was established, Worth actually found that her business was growing because of the work her interns were doing and this allowed her to pay them. Currently Worth has an intern in her studio about two hours each week. Their presence requires prep work which makes her more productive.</span></p><blockquote style="background: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 2.1em; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 50px !important; margin-right: 50px !important; margin-top: 20px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“I learn from them, too. It definitely makes work for me sometimes to prepare things for them to do, but if I plan well, so much extra work gets done, sometimes things that were sitting on my list to do for months.”</span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row_1-4_3-4" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_10 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 223px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_5" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.7px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="liberty worth working in her studio" class="wp-image-54672" decoding="async" height="1200" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/working-in-the-studio.jpg" srcset="https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/working-in-the-studio.jpg 800w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/working-in-the-studio-400x600.jpg 400w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/working-in-the-studio-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/working-in-the-studio-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/working-in-the-studio-480x720.jpg 480w, https://craftindustryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/working-in-the-studio-600x900.jpg 600w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="working in the studio" width="800" /></span></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Liberty Worth, working in the studio, 2022; piece includes silk, wool and cotton.</h6></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_11 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 727.825px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Life of a working artist</h2><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Today, Worth teaches art at a private school first thing in the morning, and then heads over to her studio where she spends about four hours creating her own work each afternoon.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Her commissions include memorial quilts as well as work for interiors and she currently has a five month waiting list for new commissions. One of her quilts appeared on a TV show and another will be in a forthcoming commercial. Living in LA, Worth has made connections through meeting people in professional associations and at galleries where entertainment industry staff rent art for use on television sets.</span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Worth is now expanding her practice by renting the studio space next door. She’ll use that space to teach classes, as well as rent work space to fellow textile artists.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_8" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_12 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><blockquote style="background: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 2.1em; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 50px !important; margin-right: 50px !important; margin-top: 20px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“I am trying to encapsulate a moment that I love with my kids or anger or to process the death of a loved one,” Worth says. “Art is the only container I’ve found that’s big enough to hold all that.</span></p></blockquote><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">What I want from it is to help me keep wonder alive. And I think that that’s the way I define an artist, someone who’s able to do that.”</span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">3. </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=d99a86e4e9&e=c17e5e5c80" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e9662f;">Instagram seems to be further
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Now through April 2nd, 2023. <a href="https://americanart.si.edu/visit/renwick%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0d%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%202">https://americanart.si.edu/visit/renwick</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">6.“Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023. <a href="https://americanart.si.edu/">https://americanart.si.edu/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7.“Purpose-Repurpose” at the Council for the Arts in Chambersburg, VA. Now through April 23, 2023. https://www.councilforthearts.net/gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">4. “Intent/Content” Celebrationg Women Artists” at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg, PA. Now through May 21, 2023. </span><a href="https://susquehannaartmuseum.org/calendar/intent-content/" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">https://susquehannaartmuseum.org/calendar/intent-content/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. “Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">[1]</span></span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-30582404299186033702023-02-27T12:41:00.000-08:002023-02-27T12:41:13.798-08:00<p> </p><h2 class="date-header" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: inherit; padding: inherit;">Tuesday, February 28, 2023</span></h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><a name="1325178189209073118"></a><div class="post-header" style="font-size: 10.8px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1325178189209073118" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> Penn Oaks Newsletter-March 2023</p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div style="color: #1d2228;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Good Day
Quilters</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Getaway
we will all remember started wonderfully, had an unusual problem, and ended
rather abruptly but with all of us safe and sound, thankfully. Our machines,
tools, and fabrics were unaltered by the fire or smoke. Most important, we are
all fine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are
expecting several guests for our March in-person meeting. I look forward to
seeing all of you. Please bring a show and tell. I thought we would have a
bunch from the getaway. We are having Jenny Doan via zoom and I’m sure she will
be wonderful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We really
have a TON of fabrics for charity quilts for our April sew together day and
meeting. We also have several opportunities for charity quilts. The Albert
Einstein Medical Center NICU has asked if we could provide 36” x 36” quilts for
their nursery. They will cover the isolettes to make the babies feel more like
they are still in the womb. They could be a little bigger. The doctor used to
work at Crozer’s and the Main Line Quilters provided them about 140 quilts over
the year. Main Line referred the doctor to us. The quilts will be a reminder to
the little ones of where they came from and how far they have come. We should
talk about this one. Small quilts can be quilted on regular machines. They can
be done envelope style and not need binding.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was a
request from the Valley Forge DAR for twin size quilts for an Indian school.
Nice but they called it a fundraiser for them but we were supposed to send the
quilts to the school. I don’t understand the fundraiser part.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We can certainly
talk about this. I don’t want to obligate anyone. I will see if I can put
together a simple baby quilt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">See you at
the meeting – love to you all <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14.52px;"><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div><p class="yiv3482810178ydp770980b8MsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #626262; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MARCH 13<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></span></strong><span style="color: #626262; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em style="color: #1d2228;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #626262; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;">An evening with Jenny Doan </span></b></em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #626262;">Please join us for a Question-and-Answer session with Jenny Doan, quilter, author, and founder of The Missouri Star Quilt Company. Jenny will be discussing her recent autobiography,</span><br /><em style="color: #626262;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">How to Stitch an American Dream: A Story of Family, Faith, & the Power of Giving</span></b></em><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: #626262;">J</span>enny will be joining us via Zoom. However, attendance will be in-person only, and seating is limited. The fee for non-members is $10, and pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Guests should email </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:pennoaksquilts@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:pennoaksquilts@gmail.com"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">pennoaksquilts@gmail.com</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">, and they will receive Venmo payment information or wait list information at that time. If the guest does not provide payment by Friday before, then their spot will be canceled and someone from the wait list will be given Venmo information and asked for payment.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #626262;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;"><span style="color: inherit;">In order to get the most enjoyment of this event, we recommend that you read Jenny’s book prior to the meeting. It is available through Missouri Star Quilt Company, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and other booksellers. It is also available as an audiobook.</span></span></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background-size: initial;"></span></span></p><p class="yiv3482810178ydp770980b8MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;">APRIL 10<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;"></span></b></span></p><p class="yiv3482810178ydp770980b8MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;">Sewing for Charity </span></i></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">We will gather at 2:00 to work on our string quilts for <b><i>Quilts for Kids</i></b><i>.</i></span><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Come at 1:00 if you would like to help set up. Bring your sewing machine. We also need volunteers to bring other supplies – iron, ironing board, rotary cutter, mat, etc. This is a great chance for those who do not drive at night/don’t do Zoom to reconnect with your quilting friends!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0in;"></p><div style="font-size: 16px;"><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MAY 8<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></span></strong></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Diary of a Dutch Quilter </span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">Former Penn Oaks member Janneke Van der Ree returns with an in-person presentation</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal;">.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></strong><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Look and listen to Janneke's diary of quilting adventures. She will take you through her Dutch beginnings, creative adventures, all the way to Pennington NJ. Janneke will share her life in quilts, her tips to stay authentic to your heritage and stay true to yourself. In Janneke's case that means….do not take life - quilts - too seriously and do not forget to have fun!! Do what you love, love what you do…Take a peek in her diary, you might even learn some Dutch words….Gezellig!! </span></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">JUNE 12<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span></span></b></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We gotta say good-bye for the summer…</span></i></b></span><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span class="yiv3482810178ydp1f58a2c0x-el"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">so let’s have a little fun! Bring your completed “Challenge” quilt for judging. We will also have a show-and-tell with a theme, a game or two, and a fat-quarter exchange for a summer mini-challenge. Come for an evening of friendship and fun!</span></span></span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt Challenge, Hospice Quilts and Quilts for Kids</span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; margin: 0in;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rikki Newlander and Rita Marie Smith</span></u></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will be working together to cut and provide strings to guild members participating in making quilts for the challenge, hospice patients and Quilts for Kids.</span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like strings, please let us know: <a href="mailto:rikki.newlander@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:rikki.newlander@gmail.com">rikki.newlander@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:ritasmitty308@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ritasmitty308@gmail.com">ritasmitty308@gmail.com</a>. Since the next 3 guild meetings will be zoom only, please contact us to make arrangements to meet you with the strings. They can also be brought to the getaway. Rikki is willing to cut more muslin foundation squares (8 ½”) if needed. Just let her know. The fabric we are using is from our sale held at the Covenant Presbyterian Church. It was felt that this was an excellent use of the fabric. Not sure as yet but there might be some yardage for backing. Will let you know. </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Basic requirements for the Quilts for Kids were in the last newsletter. Quilts for the hospice are lap size (40” x 40”.) There are many examples and videos of string quilts online if you are not familiar with them. Our blocks finish at 8” squares, are so easy and come together quickly. </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little bit of sewing on our part will certainly brighten someone’s day. </span></p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">The Getaway ended abruptly due to a fire in the hotel. We all got out safely and with no injuries</span></div><div style="font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">If you want to talk about the fire, then visit us at the next guild meeting.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Closed</b>: See you at the Getaway</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last Call: <span class="yiv0866650095"></span>You can still reserve a room for our Getaway, just contact Ellen no later than December 4th. Approximately one week prior to our December meeting each attendee will receive an email noting the balance due on their reservation. This payment is due by December 20th. Please bring your check to the meeting or send it via snail mail to Ellen. Thank you!</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">We are still taking reservations for our Getaway. We have a few spaces available. </span></span><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: inherit;">We will accept the Getaway reservations at the November meeting and via snail mail. Contact Ellen or Cindy for a registration form. </span> We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 22-26. The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="color: black;">The sewing room fee is $600 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 1:00 pm Sunday. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $136.53 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $188.70 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. The final payment is due December 20th. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="color: black;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: black;"><br clear="none" /></span></div><div class="yiv5397415381MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>)</span></div></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Sarah Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">16 members dialed on for the January meeting. No visitors.<br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at Grasshopper1@gmail.com.<span style="color: #222222;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> Nancy DeTeodoro</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span></p></span><div class="et_post_meta_wrapper" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">1. JOANN and Singer Launch Ditto, the First Projector Made Just for Sewing</h1><p class="post-meta" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">by <span class="author vcard" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/author/abbycia/" rel="author" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Posts by Abby Glassenberg">Abby Glassenberg</a></span> | <span class="published" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Feb 21, 2023</span></p></div><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; 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background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% center; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 38px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_0" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px !important; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_0" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.7px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-54057" decoding="async" height="800" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_05_Ditto_Sewist_1362-1.jpg" srcset="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_05_Ditto_Sewist_1362-1.jpg 1200w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_05_Ditto_Sewist_1362-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_05_Ditto_Sewist_1362-1-480x320.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="2022_10_05_Ditto_Sewist_1362 (1)" width="1200" /></span></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">All images courtesy of Ditto.</h6></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.dittopatterns.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ditto</a>, a joint venture between JOANN and Singer, is the first pattern projector made for home sewists. The product launched at New York Fashion Week last week and will be sold at JOANN and at Singer dealers.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The ability for home sewists to project sewing patterns directly onto fabric makes the process of starting a new project quicker and easier than using paper patterns. According to the Ditto marketing materials, “This system is the first evolution of paper patterns since their invention in 1860.” That’s a bold claim, but does it hold up?</p></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s Ditto</h2><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ditto is a small digital projector attached to a floor-to-ceiling tension rod. It comes with its own rotary cutter, a 24”x36” cutting mat, and a cord cover. Users download the Ditto app, take a photo with their phone and use that to calibrate the projector.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ditto is also a library of customizable sewing patterns to project. For a monthly subscription of $9.99, users get an all-access pass to the library. Ditto patterns can be customized according to a user’s measurements. Ditto patterns can also be purchased a la carte for $12.99 and downloaded. There are non-Ditto patterns in the library as well, but these aren’t customizable (a selection from the Big 4 brands as well as some from Style Arc, Liesl + Co, Named, and Madalynne Intimates). Ditto is a proprietary system which means subscribers can’t use the projector with their own designs or with patterns bought elsewhere. Ditto retails at $799.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_1" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-54060" decoding="async" height="1271" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_06_Ditto_SewistDarkAshley_Rev2_4203-1.jpg" srcset="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_06_Ditto_SewistDarkAshley_Rev2_4203-1.jpg 1200w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_06_Ditto_SewistDarkAshley_Rev2_4203-1-980x1038.jpg 980w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_06_Ditto_SewistDarkAshley_Rev2_4203-1-480x508.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="2022_10_06_Ditto_SewistDarkAshley_Rev2_4203 (1)" width="1200" /></span></div></div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The real revolution</h2><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Although Ditto is the first projector made just for home sewing, it is not, in fact, the first evolution in paper patterns in 160 years, despite the marketing claims. That took place sometime around 2010 when designers first turned sewing patterns into digital files. It was the digitization of sewing patterns that was truly revolutionary and that transformation has led to many significant innovations, the use of projectors being just one.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">When patterns went digital, the barrier to entry to becoming a pattern designer suddenly dropped significantly. Without gatekeepers or the financial hurdle of printing and distribution, the door was flung wide open. Over the next decade, tens of thousands of designers began self-publishing sewing patterns, carving out niches for every body type, style, and level. Indie designers wrote pattern instructions that were easier for new sewists to follow and conducted sewalongs that broke down the assembly process with community support.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">As that digital revolution continued, pattern files got more useful. With direct consumer feedback about some of the challenges of printing a pattern at home, indie designers started putting each size in its own file layer and creating large format files to be printed at copy shops. And then, when it became clear that many sewists were projecting the files directly onto their cutting mats, designers began creating files designed just for projectors. Today, many avid sewists have collected libraries of dozens or even hundreds of PDF patterns by independent designers.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">For those sewists who were especially drawn to using a projector, a whole community sprouted up. An avid sewist named Missy Pore became one of the first experts. She began buying projectors and trying them out. She started the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProjectorsForSewing/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Projectors for Sewing Facebook group</a> in 2019 to bring other sewists interested in projectors together to help one another. Today, the group has over 60,000 members and Pore still interacts daily with helpful tips. Over the years, other members of the group have gained expertise as well, including Sheredith Hardy who created the website <a href="https://projectorsewing.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">projectorsewing.com</a> with all sorts of resources, and Branalyn Dailey whose <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DaileySewsStuff" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">YouTube channel</a> has videos explaining how to set up and use nearly every projector on the market.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">During the pandemic, interest in sewing with a projector accelerated. On average, 1,000 new members joined the Projectors for Sewing Facebook group each week in 2020.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Into this scene enters Ditto. The product is one of a whole suite of investments JOANN has made in recent years in state-of-the-art technology including <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/cupixel/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">the augmented reality tracing app Cupixel</a>, <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/joann-invests-in-glowforge-bringing-laser-cutting-to-the-mainstream-crafter/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">laser cutting startup Glowforge</a>, the <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/weaveup-the-digital-fabric-print-on-demand-company-has-been-acquired-by-joann/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">acquisition of the print-on-demand fabric company WeaveUp</a>, and the <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/jo-ann-stores-acquired-creativebug/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">acquisition of online course platform Creativebug</a>.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The patented technology that the Ditto projector is built on <a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US10750810B2/en" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">was originally developed by Elizabeth Caven</a>, founder of now-defunct indie pattern marketplace UpCraft Club. Back in 2016, Caven was working to develop a projector for sewing she was calling KITE, but it never made it into production. She sold the patent to JOANN in 2017. JOANN and Singer contracted with product design company <a href="https://www.nottinghamspirk.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Nottingham Spirk</a> to use that technology to create Ditto.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_3" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Is Ditto a good investment?</h2><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ditto is sleek. It’s all white, reminiscent of Apple’s minimal aesthetic. The whole unit weighs less than 10 pounds and its all-in-one system feels simple to set up and easy to use, especially the calibration which can be the trickiest part of a DIY projector setup. The $799 price tag is high and that concerns Dailey who says it could give the public a false perception that projector sewing is out of reach. “I think that people could double down on their resistance,” she says. “They’ll be like, ‘Projectors? I could never. It’s too expensive.”</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">In reality, projector sewing can be quite affordable. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mini-Projector-Bluetooth-Display-Compatible/dp/B08613P9YM/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1S4MGIXBQBEF2&keywords=artlii+enjoy+2&qid=1676941846&sprefix=aartlii+enjoy+%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.304cacc1-b508-45fb-a37f-a2c47c48" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Quality projectors</a> run about $100 new, and they’re available for less used. A mount is another $20 or you can make one with parts from the hardware store.</p></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_5 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_2" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap " style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-54061" decoding="async" height="900" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_07_Ditto_DiningRoomPortrait_6445-1.jpg" srcset="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_07_Ditto_DiningRoomPortrait_6445-1.jpg 1200w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_07_Ditto_DiningRoomPortrait_6445-1-980x735.jpg 980w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022_10_07_Ditto_DiningRoomPortrait_6445-1-480x360.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="2022_10_07_Ditto_DiningRoomPortrait_6445 (1)" width="1200" /></span></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_4" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_6 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14.7px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The advantage of a regular projector is that it’s multi-functional. Use it to cut out sewing patterns, give a presentation, show a movie, trace a design onto cookies, or as Dailey recently did, trace a pin-the-tail-on-the-unicorn design onto a poster for a child’s birthday party. In contrast, Ditto’s single use is sewing.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ditto is not only a projector, though. It’s also a parametric pattern generator, meaning users can enter parameters and Ditto will generate a pattern made to those dimensions. Ditto’s proprietary patterns can be customized along 17 different data points including height, and the circumference of the neck, hips, thighs, etc. (It’s not clear yet whether more complex customizations like a full bust adjustment or a sway back adjustment will be possible.) This capability is definitely appealing to beginner and advanced sewists, but it’s not brand new or exclusive to Ditto. Pattern companies like <a href="https://apostrophepatterns.com/collections/customizable-patterns" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Apostrophe</a> and software like <a href="https://tailornova.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Tailornova</a> already offer customizable patterns based on a user’s measurements.</p><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Projector file momentum</h2><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the most remarkable parts of the Projectors for Sewing community, beyond the expertise and support, is the innovation it’s encouraged. Charlotte Curtis is a software developer in Calgary with a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering. An avid sewist, Curtis joined the group in 2020 and noticed members struggling with pattern files that hadn’t been formatted for projectors. She knew she could come up with a solution.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Curtis created <a href="https://www.pdfstitcher.org/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">PDF Stitcher</a>, an open-source software that allows users to turn any PDF pattern into a projector file at the click of a button. The program is free, user-friendly, and has now been translated by volunteers into four languages (there are enthusiastic projector sewists all over the world).</p><blockquote style="background: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 2.1em; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 50px !important; margin-right: 50px !important; margin-top: 20px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s a stop-gap solution,” says Curtis. “Most pattern designers are making projector files now so likely nobody will need to use PDF Stitcher in a few years. The need to stitch together PDFs will go away, and that’s okay.”</p></blockquote><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">For Curtis, the way Ditto is being marketed feels dismissive. “It takes away from all the work that’s been done before this. The collaboration of lots and lots of sewists, the innovation of people who looked at what we were doing and said, I can write a program to solve that problem, or I can build a mount that will solve that problem for you.”</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s confounding that the Ditto team didn’t reach out to Curtis, Pore, Dailey, Hardy, or seemingly any of the projector sewing experts active in the existing burgeoning community. Their input would certainly have been helpful, and their buy-in could have made all the difference in marketing Ditto to consumers who want an all-in-one high-end solution.</p><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 147, 172) !important; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Who is Ditto for?</h2><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Looking at Ditto, Hardy says, “There is no way someone who is just starting out in sewing is going to invest in a system for $800 when that’s more than the price of their sewing machine. This is the Rolls Royce of projectors.” Maybe Ditto is for experienced sewists, then, who are willing to invest in a top-of-the-line tool, except most experienced sewists have already large libraries of digital and print patterns. All of those can be manipulated to be projector-friendly, but not on a Ditto which doesn’t allow users to upload their own patterns. So then maybe Ditto is best seen as an addition to a devoted sewist’s existing studio setup.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">For Pore, Ditto’s entry into the market is a signal that projector sewing is finally getting the recognition it deserves. “It’s amazing to finally see the mainstream sewing industry make advances by beginning to understand our needs,” she says. 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.972px;">2. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=4753458307&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">PFAFF launched a new ecommerce website</a><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> this week. PFAFF.com, selling machines direct-to-consumer for the first time.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">3. Short seller Andrew Left at Citron Research </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=cf0302753e&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">published a report this week</a><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> (</span><span style="color: #686868; font-family: Source Sans Pro, helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">citronresearch.com) </span></span><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">claiming that Etsy is "the largest organized clearing house for counterfeit goods in the world." A rather histrionic claim, for sure, but also with some validity.</span></div><div><br style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;" /><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">4. Michaels launched its craft supplies marketplace this week (delayed from August). See our member </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=dc62b61b07&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Crosscut Sewing's shop</a><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> (</span><span style="color: #686868; font-family: Source Sans Pro, helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">michaels.com) </span></span><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">to get a taste of how it works.</span></div><div><br style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;" /><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">5. Gather Here in Cambridge, Massachusetts</span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=7f8ae8b87b&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> is now offering large-format PDF pattern printing</a> (gatherhereonline.com/products/pdf-sewing-pattern-printing)<span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">. This is an interesting new revenue stream for a brick-and-mortar fabric and yarn shop.</span></div><div><span style="color: #686868; font-family: Source Sans Pro, helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #686868; font-family: Source Sans Pro, helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">6. </span></span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=ff9213048c&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline-color: var(--bold-outline-color); outline-style: solid; outline-width: 0px !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Richmond Art Center is hosting</a><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> a book talk on Stitching Stolen Lives about the Social Justice Sewing Academy. Sunday, March 4 from 1-2:30 in Richmond, California.</span><span style="color: #686868; font-family: Source Sans Pro, helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.972px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">7. The Spellman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta will be showing</span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=2d996e8013&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bisa Butler's Black American Portraits</a><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">February 8-May </span></h1><div style="color: #686868; font-family: Raleway, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">8. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023. https://americanart.si.edu/ </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">9 “ Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></div><div style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-13251781892090731182023-01-30T10:57:00.000-08:002023-01-30T10:57:10.978-08:00<p> Penn Oaks Newsletter-February 2023</p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Come on February, hurry up!</span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I feel like I have been in hibernation or something; maybe there was a blip in my band width; whatever, I think I am back now. We have some great things coming. So let’s get to it.</span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As a sort of history buff, I am looking forward to our Zoom speaker this meeting. We will need a brief business meeting, though.</span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s the deal, we are getting a terrific response to our Jenny Doan meeting. Thanks to Jen for handling the money issue. I need to all to think about a couple things related to this. It will be an opportunity to try to entice new members, so I think we need to consider providing refreshments. I think the guild could buy some cookie trays or whatever, so we can chat with the visitors. I would be great to have Show and Tell, especially if you have a little story about the item – it was the first time you tried the technique, or it is a old one you finally finished, or there were problems you conquered.</span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please think about something you have wanted to try, but need a buddy to start it. For instance, I have some applique projects/kits left (I donated several earlier) but I can’t get started. I need some hand holding. I think that is one of the services we can provide to each other.</span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the Board meeting, we will discuss the refreshments for March. We will also be discussing the plans for our April sew along meeting. We will have the meeting space beginning at 1pm. We want to set up stations for making the string quilts. Rita Marie, with help from several others, has made kits from the donated fabrics which will be available to you if you want to make a different pattern as a charity quilt. You may remember, we planned on donating the strip quilts to charity for the challenge. However, we wanted to use up the donated fabrics as well. We are cutting strips from the scrap bags and some of the fabrics. We will have them sorted by colors and you can take as many as you need at the sew along.</span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was more I wanted to say, but I forgot. Let us know what you think any time. Love to you all!</span></p><p class="yiv1127085516MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></p></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana;">February: Terri Sontra</span><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div class="yiv3688626619ydp3e7b4a0yiv9389847516ydp430ae995uabb-infobox-title-wrap" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #4b4f58; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 class="yiv3688626619ydp3e7b4a0yiv9389847516ydp430ae995uabb-infobox-title-prefix" style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The History Of The Sewing Machine</span></h3><h4 class="yiv3688626619ydp3e7b4a0yiv9389847516ydp430ae995uabb-infobox-title" style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Tale Of Intrigue & Espionage</span></h4></div><div class="yiv3688626619ydp3e7b4a0yiv9389847516ydp430ae995uabb-infobox-text-wrap" style="border: 0px; color: #4b4f58; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="yiv3688626619ydp3e7b4a0yiv9389847516ydp430ae995uabb-infobox-text yiv3688626619ydp3e7b4a0yiv9389847516ydp430ae995uabb-text-editor" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 15px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not your ordinary history lesson! We will take a look at the more humorous and salacious bits of the past that brought our beloved machines to us today. This program is a PowerPoint presentation along with antique machines and other sewing items from Terri's personal collection. And, don't worry, there's no test at the end! (Zoom only)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt Challenge, Hospice Quilts and Quilts for Kids</span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rikki Newlander and Rita Marie Smith</span></u></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will be working together to cut and provide strings to guild members participating in making quilts for the challenge, hospice patients and Quilts for Kids.</span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like strings, please let us know: <a href="mailto:rikki.newlander@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:rikki.newlander@gmail.com">rikki.newlander@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:ritasmitty308@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ritasmitty308@gmail.com">ritasmitty308@gmail.com</a>. Since the next 3 guild meetings will be zoom only, please contact us to make arrangements to meet you with the strings. They can also be brought to the getaway. Rikki is willing to cut more muslin foundation squares (8 ½”) if needed. Just let her know. The fabric we are using is from our sale held at the Covenant Presbyterian Church. It was felt that this was an excellent use of the fabric. Not sure as yet but there might be some yardage for backing. Will let you know. </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Basic requirements for the Quilts for Kids were in the last newsletter. Quilts for the hospice are lap size (40” x 40”.) There are many examples and videos of string quilts online if you are not familiar with them. Our blocks finish at 8” squares, are so easy and come together quickly. </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little bit of sewing on our part will certainly brighten someone’s day. </span></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Closed</b>: See you at the Getaway</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last Call: <span class="yiv0866650095"></span>You can still reserve a room for our Getaway, just contact Ellen no later than December 4th. Approximately one week prior to our December meeting each attendee will receive an email noting the balance due on their reservation. This payment is due by December 20th. Please bring your check to the meeting or send it via snail mail to Ellen. Thank you!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">We are still taking reservations for our Getaway. We have a few spaces available. </span></span><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: inherit;">We will accept the Getaway reservations at the November meeting and via snail mail. Contact Ellen or Cindy for a registration form. </span> We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 22-26. The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="color: black;">The sewing room fee is $600 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 1:00 pm Sunday. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $136.53 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $188.70 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. The final payment is due December 20th. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="color: black;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: black;"><br clear="none" /></span></div><div class="yiv5397415381MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>)</span></div></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; 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text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">1. A Visit to the New Michaels Concept Store</h1><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_post_meta_wrapper" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="post-meta" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">by <span class="author vcard" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/author/deborahboschert/" rel="author" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Posts by Deborah Boschert">Deborah Boschert</a></span> | <span class="published" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Oct 2, 2020</span></p></div><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_0" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_0" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.7px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Michaels concept store" class="wp-image-40072" decoding="async" height="1707" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC008891-scaled.jpg" srcset="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC008891-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC008891-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC008891-980x653.jpg 980w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC008891-480x320.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Michaels concept store" width="2560" /></span></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Michaels <a href="https://investors.michaels.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/262/michaels-unveils-two-new-test-and-learn-concept-stores-in" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">recently announced</a> a transformation of two of their stores in an effort to “re-imagine the optimal maker shopping experience.” Eager to see what this might entail and since the newly designed stores are near my home, I donned a mask and made a visit to the store in Plano, a north suburb of Dallas. Michaels is America’s largest arts and crafts retail chain and is based in Irving (near Dallas).</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">First impression</h2><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_0" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">My first impression is that the store has a wonderful new look and feel, yet still feels like Michaels— in a good way. I’d read the press release so I knew the new elements they’d focused on and I could easily pick out the notable changes.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">It feels more open, fresher, and brighter. It’s more welcoming for a leisurely browse. It’s more organized and less cluttered. The press release highlights “lower fixturing that allows customers to easily view and navigate our full store.” It really does! Tall aisles and shelving have been moved to the edges leaving the center part of the store more open.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_1" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.7px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Michaels Concept Store entry" class="wp-image-40189" decoding="async" height="1920" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/entry-scaled.jpg" srcset="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/entry-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/entry-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/entry-980x735.jpg 980w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/entry-480x360.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Michaels Concept Store entry" width="2560" /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The entry area.</h6><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></h1><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The yarn corner.</h6><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The maker space</h2><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">One addition to this Michaels is a Maker Space. The one I visited was outfitted with a big screen tv playing craft tutorials near a long table. There were no chairs or people in the space, possibly due to social distancing requirements.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Marker Space also has a sink and a rolling cart with supplies and tools. (Maybe the supplies and tools are free to use? I couldn’t tell.) There is a bank of lockers for pickup of online orders, a convenient option allowing for a contact-free transaction. For a business owner sourcing supplies, the locker pick-up may be an especially efficient option.</p></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_3" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 14.7px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Michaels concept store maker space table" class="wp-image-40187" decoding="async" height="1920" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/maker-space-table-scaled.jpg" srcset="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/maker-space-table-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/maker-space-table-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/maker-space-table-980x735.jpg 980w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/maker-space-table-480x360.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Michaels concept store maker space table" width="2560" /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1><h6 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The table in the Maker Space</h6><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Trend hubs</h2><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_3" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_5 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The new design also includes “trend hubs.” Ceiling hung grids mark the spaces. Focused lighting and accessible display cases invite shoppers to browse. I counted four of these “trend hubs.” One focused on art with stacks of blank canvases, paint, and markers. The other three were full of Halloween and fall decor. Since there was additional fall decor throughout the store, it seemed like a missed opportunity to put other product lines in some of the “trend hubs.”</p></div></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_4" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_6 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 29.4px 0px 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_4" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-40178" decoding="async" height="2560" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw" src="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yarn-grid-scaled.jpg" srcset="https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yarn-grid-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yarn-grid-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yarn-grid-980x1307.jpg 980w, https://cialliance.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yarn-grid-480x640.jpg 480w" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="yarn grid" width="1920" /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1><h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Inventory adjustments</h2><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="entry-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et-l et-l--post" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_builder_inner_content et_pb_gutters2" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: initial; background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_4" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 1015px; outline: 0px; padding: 25px 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 980.237px;"><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_7 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child" style="background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; mix-blend-mode: unset; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: 475.413px; z-index: 2;"><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">I spoke with a Michaels employee about the changes and she said it took a while to get used to, but customers and employees like the feel of the new design. She said some of the product inventory lines have changed. In some departments where they used to carry several options for the same product, now they only have the best selling option. But in other departments, they are carrying more products including more sewing machines and high-tech products. She said if you’re looking for products no-longer available in the newly-redesigned Michaels, you can still find them at the other stores in the Dallas area.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">I often browse books and magazines at Michaels but they aren’t included in the new design. Frankly, since I rarely actually purchased books or magazines and, like many crafters, I get most of my ideas online, maybe it’s not surprising they’ve been removed.</p><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">It will be interesting to see how some or all of the redesign may be incorporated into other locations. Though I’d give the redesign overall positive marks, I don’t plan to go back. For many reasons, including the pandemic, I’m shopping less at brick-and-mortar. If I really needed something, I’d go to a Michaels closer to my home. If I wanted an inspiring experience browsing a fresh space with beautiful displays, I can think of other preferable options.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></h1><div align="left" class="yiv1591926129padding-copy2" style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; padding-top: 5px;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">2. The Spellman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta will be showing</span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=2d996e8013&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bisa Butler's Black American Portraits</a><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">February 8-May 15.</span></p><div style="color: #686868; font-family: Raleway, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">3. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023. https://americanart.si.edu/ </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. “ Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10.8px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;"></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-83018519823318378112022-12-30T06:24:00.001-08:002022-12-30T06:24:39.116-08:00<p> </p><h2 class="date-header" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: inherit; padding: inherit;">Thursday, December 29, 2022</span></h2><div class="date-posts" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"><a name="4362308707102765371"></a></span><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">Penn Oaks Newsletter</h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4362308707102765371" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></p><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Algerian;">From christmas past: dec. 2006. MC president</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Algerian;">'Twas the Night Before
Christmas Poem</span> <br />
<span face=""Arial",sans-serif">(A Quilters' Version)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">T'was the night
before Christmas and all through the house, <br />
The only one sleeping was a Quilter's dear spouse. <br />
The Log Cabin stockings were almost completed, <br />
"Just a few stitches left," our sweet quilter repeated.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">"Then I
can hang them and head off to finish <br />
the pillows I'm making, fulfilling Mom's wish <br />
For something quilted to put on her couch and spoke, <br />
as she pricked her poor finger, our quilter said, "Ouch!"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">When from out
in the kitchen there arose such a crashing, <br />
she sprang from her work, and she dropped all her sashing. <br />
Away to the doorway she flew like a plane, <br />
wondering just what was happening and who she would blame.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">When what to
her wondering eyes should appear, <br />
but Old Mrs. Claus and her bag of quilt-gear... <br />
With her elves bearing gifts, through the kitchen she came, <br />
she directed and pointed and called them by name.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">"Now Elna,
now Pfaff, now Bernina and Viking, <br />
the Hoffman and Mumm should be just to her liking. <br />
To the sewing room - there, it's just back of the hall, <br />
now dash away, dash away, dash away all!"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">"My
Dear," said The Claus (as she liked to be called), <br />
"There really is no need to worry at all. <br />
Your projects will all be completed this night, <br />
I'm terribly sorry we gave you a fright."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">"Sit down.
Have some tea. It's relaxing, you'll see. <br />
My friends and I've come a long way to help Thee." <br />
She thought she was dreaming, our dear Quilter did, <br />
In fact she quite feared that she near flipped her lid!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">But the flash
of the needles and twist of the thread <br />
soon gave her to know she had nothing to dread. <br />
They spoke no more words, but went straight to their sewing. <br />
How the work went so quickly she had no way way of knowing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">The stitches,
how fine! The corners, how straight! <br />
This Claus-woman's talent was awfully great. <br />
They finished the pillows, then started to quilt. <br />
Before they all knew it, the whole thing was built!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Now old Mrs.
Claus, she knew quilters real well, <br />
and she knew they'd need help on this night most of all <br />
So she said to our quilter, "Just move over dear, <br />
I've brought my own needle. We'll get done, never fear.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">I told dear old
Santa about what quilters do. <br />
How they plan all these projects but have other work too. <br />
So he taught me his magic for doing things fast. <br />
There, that pillows done. Now this is the last.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">They tidied
their thread snips, and picked up the scraps <br />
and chased our dear quilter's six cats from their laps. <br />
As they scurried away with their thimbles still gleaming <br />
dear Mrs. Claus paused, her cap ribbons streaming. <br />
"Merry Christmas, my dear, now just have a ball!"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">(author unknown)
<br />
Everything Quilts Inc.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">As we head into
the “crunch” time preparing for the holidays, we all could use some help from
Mrs. Claus to finish up all those good intentioned gift projects. I know
I could certainly use her help this year!!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Happy Holidays
to all and looking forward to seeing everyone at the guild Christmas Party –
Tuesday December 19<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Maureen</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div style="color: black;"><div><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;">We will meet in January via Zoom only. The speaker will be Sam Hunter of Hunter's Design Studio. The topic will be "<span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.25pt;">Studio Tour and How to Set Up Your Space Ergonomically."</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;">This is a great live ZOOM lecture with open Q&A where Sam show you all the nooks and crannies of her studio (and all her creative storage solutions), and discuss how her studio fits her body, her habits, and her process. We talk about the ergonomics of setting up your space so you can continue to enjoy quilting while keeping your body healthy! </span></span></div></div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt Challenge, Hospice Quilts and Quilts for Kids</span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rikki Newlander and Rita Marie Smith</span></u></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will be working together to cut and provide strings to guild members participating in making quilts for the challenge, hospice patients and Quilts for Kids.</span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like strings, please let us know: <a href="mailto:rikki.newlander@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:rikki.newlander@gmail.com">rikki.newlander@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:ritasmitty308@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ritasmitty308@gmail.com">ritasmitty308@gmail.com</a>. Since the next 3 guild meetings will be zoom only, please contact us to make arrangements to meet you with the strings. They can also be brought to the getaway. Rikki is willing to cut more muslin foundation squares (8 ½”) if needed. Just let her know. The fabric we are using is from our sale held at the Covenant Presbyterian Church. It was felt that this was an excellent use of the fabric. Not sure as yet but there might be some yardage for backing. Will let you know. </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Basic requirements for the Quilts for Kids were in the last newsletter. Quilts for the hospice are lap size (40” x 40”.) There are many examples and videos of string quilts online if you are not familiar with them. Our blocks finish at 8” squares, are so easy and come together quickly. </span></p><p class="yiv3534825779MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little bit of sewing on our part will certainly brighten someone’s day. </span></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Closed</b>: See you at the Getaway</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last Call: <span class="yiv0866650095"></span>You can still reserve a room for our Getaway, just contact Ellen no later than December 4th. Approximately one week prior to our December meeting each attendee will receive an email noting the balance due on their reservation. This payment is due by December 20th. Please bring your check to the meeting or send it via snail mail to Ellen. Thank you!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">We are still taking reservations for our Getaway. We have a few spaces available. </span></span><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: inherit;">We will accept the Getaway reservations at the November meeting and via snail mail. Contact Ellen or Cindy for a registration form. </span> We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 22-26. The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="color: black;">The sewing room fee is $600 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 1:00 pm Sunday. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $136.53 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $188.70 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. The final payment is due December 20th. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="color: black;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: black;"><br clear="none" /></span></div><div class="yiv5397415381MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>)</span></div></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Sarah Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 14.52px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 15.972px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>We had twenty or so at the December meeting. Bingo was its usual silly self as were several of the member who shall go un-named. Bob</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at Grasshopper1@gmail.com.<span style="color: #222222;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> Nancy DeTeodoro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Martingale to Close in Mid-2023</h1><p class="post-meta" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">by <span class="author vcard" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/author/abbycia/" rel="author" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Posts by Abby Glassenberg">Abby Glassenberg</a></span> | <span class="published" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Dec 22, 2022</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Craft publisher Martingale <a href="https://mailchi.mp/martingalewholesale/news-from-martingale?e=703d297a0f&utm_source=pocket_reader" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">announced yesterday</a> that the company will be closing in mid-2023.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">CEO and president Jennifer Keltner said in an email, “Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, Martingale has been operating in a state of constant change. We’ve shifted resources as necessary to manage supply chain disruptions, paper shortages, double-digit increases in freight costs and printing, mandatory shutdowns, a shift to remote work, and more.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Through it all, our skilled team of employee-owners has gone above and beyond to pivot to a remote work model, to control costs, and to consistently problem-solve, all while creating stellar, best-in-class content for quilters.”</p><blockquote style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 2.1em; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 50px !important; margin-right: 50px !important; margin-top: 20px !important; margin: 20px 50px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“Unfortunately, with continued cost pressures across the supply chain, and a shift in how consumers seek and purchase content, the Martingale Board of Directors adopted a formal resolution to dissolve the company by mid-2023.”</p></blockquote><p class="post-meta" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="published" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Martingale, which was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Bothell, Washington, is an <a href="https://www.esopassociation.org/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Employee Stock Ownership Plan</a> company (ESOP) meaning employees own shares in Martingale. According to Keltner, “an orderly wind-down means that the assets will be divided between the participants who own stock in the company. For many, that equates to their retirement savings.”</p><div align="left" class="yiv1591926129padding-copy2" style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; padding-top: 5px;">2. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=f718f54201&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline-color: var(--bold-outline-color); outline-style: solid; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Immediate Media announced this week</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> that Mollie Makes magazine will cease publication after 11 years and 151 issues.</span><br style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;" />3. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=aea2db9abe&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Shibui Yarn announced this week</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> that they are going out of business.</span></div><div align="left" class="yiv1591926129padding-copy2" style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><br /></span></div><div align="left" class="yiv1591926129padding-copy2" style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; padding-top: 5px;">4.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Instagram launched </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=32667697e3&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">2022 recap templates for Reels</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">. When activated, they'll take you through the process of adding posts and videos that you’ve uploaded throughout the year.</span><br style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;" /><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">5. The Spellman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta will be showing</span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=2d996e8013&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bisa Butler's Black American Portraits</a><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">February 8-May 15.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #686868;">6. </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=6f2b075e00&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Loose Ends</a><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">is an organization dedicated to finishing knitting, crochet, and quilting projects loved ones have left behind. You can submit a project or become a finisher.</span></p><div style="color: #686868; font-family: Raleway, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">7. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023. https://americanart.si.edu/ </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">8. “ Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10.8px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1em;"></span><br /><div class="post-share-buttons goog-inline-block" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;"></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-43623087071027653712022-11-30T05:55:00.001-08:002022-11-30T05:57:46.808-08:00Penn Oaks Newsletter<p> December 2022</p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!</span></p><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are having a members only, in person only Christmas party. We are asking us all to bring some treats. Only a modest amount. Use a holiday plate - I'm sure we all have them. I have decided to use up those lovely things. After Thanksgiving dinner using the china which was a wedding gift to my husband's parents and the ordeal of hand washing all of them (done by daughter Becky and her family), we have decided we will henceforth use the dishwasher. No one really wants the china and the dishwashers now have china settings, we are going to use them and enjoy them.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Christmas block exchange is fun - a 12.5" unfinished block wrapped up. They are always to fun to see.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Love you all - see you at the meeting.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></div></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Programs</span></u></b></p><div style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our next meeting, on December 12th, will be our holiday celebration. We will be meeting in person (no Zoom.) We will continue the tradition of playing Quilto (with prizes!) We ask that you bring a snack (cookies, etc.) to share. We are also going to have a block exchange this year. If you would like to participate, please bring a block, wrapped or in a gift bag. Blocks should be 12 and a half inches (unfinished size) and can have either a holiday or winter theme. We are looking forward to a fun evening! </span></div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"></b></p><div style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(This meeting is for guild members only.)</span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Note from Robin:</u> The website is updated and ready for your pleasure.</span></div><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><u><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Quilts
for Kids Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">To
make things easier for you, here are the basic requirements for the Quilts for
Kids (QfK):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Approximately 38"- 40" x
45"- 46"is QfK guideline minimum. However, bearing in mind that
these comfort quilts are given to kids from birth to 22 years of age, longer
quilts with less juvenile themes can be made for older children.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Due to immunity issues that the
children may have, only 100% cotton fabric is allowed. No-repurposed fabrics
like sheets, curtains or clothing can be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">If it is a high-quality new flannel,
feel free to create a quilt out of it. Lower quality flannel pills and looks
used the moment it is washed so please do not use a discount store flannel
which does not have the high thread count necessary to stand up to numerous
washings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">No tied quilts due to potential
choking hazard that hand ties create and their inability to stand up to the
hospital washer and dryers. All quilts much me machine quilted for the same
reason. Fleece is not acceptable because
it causes static which can interfere with hospital equipment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #2f5496; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Use any pattern you like! Here are some downloadable patterns from QfK
website. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #2f5496; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><a href="https://www.quiltsforkids.org/patterns.htm"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #034990; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themeshade: 191;">https://www.quiltsforkids.org/patterns.htm</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #2f5496; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Please use LOW LOFT 1/8 to 1//4 inch
batting. Cotton or poly or a combination
of the two is acceptable.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Lots of machine quilting in your quilt
will help it hold up to the rigorous washing it goes through at the hospital. Please machine quilt in the borders as well as
in the blocks, about every 2 inches or so. Please do not use invisible thread
as it can melt in the hot dryer.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Machine sewn binding is preferred so it
will stand up to the hospital wear and tear.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Our guild plans to use the string quilts
for POQG charity project and they will be used for QfK as well as Jen’s Hospice
program. If you want to make any other
patterns, please feel free and follow the the QfK guidelines above. Also please wash your quilt after you have
finished quilting it. I will also be
getting QfK labels to put on the QfK donation quilts. The label needs to be machine stitched to the
back of quilt. Write your first name and
last name initial on the label with a sharpie.
These quilts are a great way to practice your quilting techniques! Have
fun and we look forward to seeing what you create for charity!</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Thanks,</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Debora Houck</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Note from Rikki: If you want muslin blocks</span><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8 1/2 inch squares to email Rikki at rikki.newlander@gmail.com.I will then cut them for each person.</span></span></p><div style="color: #1d2228;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Note from dumb-dumb the quilter: aka Bob: I didn't think we had any muslin so we sent for 10 yards. I found a whole bunch in fabric cave so we have extra. If you need some, just holler and we will bring it to the meeting.</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><br /></u></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Last Call: <span class="yiv0866650095"></span></span>You can still reserve a room for our Getaway, just contact Ellen no later than December 4th. Approximately one week prior to our December meeting each attendee will receive an email noting the balance due on their reservation. This payment is due by December 20th. Please bring your check to the meeting or send it via snail mail to Ellen. Thank you!</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">We are still taking reservations for our Getaway. We have a few spaces available. </span></span><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: inherit;">We will accept the Getaway reservations at the November meeting and via snail mail. Contact Ellen or Cindy for a registration form. </span> We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 22-26. The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="color: black;">The sewing room fee is $600 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 1:00 pm Sunday. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $136.53 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $188.70 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. The final payment is due December 20th. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="color: black;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: black;"><br clear="none" /></span></div><div class="yiv5397415381MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>)</span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Sarah Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sarah told me but I forgot. We did have a good crowd including a whole bunch who showed ur</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">for dinner. It was great to visit and you all should try it sometime. Bob</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at Grasshopper1@gmail.com.<span style="color: #222222;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> Nancy DeTeodoro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: black;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: black;">Not directly related to the textile world but interesting and somewhat sad.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 22.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">1. Crafters Reflect on
the Closure of Martha Stewart Living Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/author/clarktate/" title="Posts by Clark Tate"><span style="color: #666666;">Clark Tate</span></a></span> | <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Nov 20, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 0%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 19.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Magazine as Craft Material<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For many in the craft community, the pages of Martha Stewart
Living proved to be not just instructional, but also inspirational. Tearing
them out and putting them on your bulletin board was Pinterest before Pinterest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 0%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“As a consumer, as somebody who loves those little snippets of
daily wisdom or insight, I feel really sad,” says Amy Tan of craft brand <a href="https://www.amytangerine.com/"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;">Amy Tangerine</span></a>. “I’ve been so used to holding the magazine in
my hands, and also tearing it apart,” she says, “cutting out what connects to
me, and then transforming that into a mini vision board in my journal or my
planner.”<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Artist <a href="http://www.lisasolomon.com/"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;">Lisa Solomon</span></a> also
mourns the loss of the physical pages. “I’d be lying if I didn’t say a part of
me is really sad,” she says. “Because I feel like we’re losing so many tangible things. There is something beautiful about turning
pages and tearing things out.”<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sure, you can vision board digitally says Tan, but it’s not the
same, especially for an artist and author who got her start scrapbooking. “I
think there’s a different beauty that unlocks in us when we have something
physical to hold in our hands.” Tan has a special tie to Martha Stewart Living
because she was interviewed for an article that appeared<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> in
its pages. She likes the idea that the article, which is about preserving
memories, is a physical artifact. As magazine’s like Living fade out, Tan fills
the void by clipping images from catalogs, mailers, and</span> travel
brochures. She likes the brochures best, since they’re inherently aspirational.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 19.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Magazine as Craft Instruction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Living really raised the bar when it comes to craft projects.
“Martha will forever be a crafting legend and she really has inspired
generations of makers, myself included,” says Rachel Mae Smith of the craft and
lifestyle blog <a href="https://thecraftedlife.com/"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;">The Crafted Life</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 25.2pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 16.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“She gave us proof that you don’t have to buy new to have
something pretty, that making it can look polished and professional.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From the crafts to the photographs to the styling, the magazine
was a consistent source of inspiration for Smith and her business. “I loved
seeing how the magazine covered holidays, Valentine’s Day and Christmas in particular. Somehow, year after year, they
always delivered interesting and new ideas,” she says. “You can tell a project
is from Martha Stewart just based on the photography alone. That’s something that I strive for.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tan feels like the magazine’s DIY crafts always balanced a
feeling of accessibility and aspiration. “They had a great way of making the
DIY feel like you could actually do it
right. They empowered you.” Tan especially appreciated Stewart’s line of craft
supplies and paints at Michaels, which helped her find the right supplies for a
project. It was “coincidence or kismet” that Tan had her own line of crafting
supplies around the same time with <a href="https://www.amytangerine.com/blog/brave-bold"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;">American Crafts</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For Cerruti at Creative bug, the tutorials featured in Living
went above and beyond anything she’d
seen elsewhere. “I don’t know, who else would spend the time and the energy to
service these kinds of craft tutorials, with the attention to detail and
design,” says Cerruti. “Their approach to the content was much more
comprehensive. There used to be, like, a six page article on basket weaving or
something. I mean, nobody’s doing that now. It’s like a 10 second video that’s been time lapsed, if they’re even talking about it at all.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That depth and specificity was important to Solomon, too. The
crafts were beautiful and the magazine walked you through the process masterfully.
“When she started doing it. Nobody was doing that,” says Solomon. “So I think
that’s why a lot of people in my age group, like I’ve talked to other people,
and we’re always like, ‘we secretly like Martha Stewart.’”<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“She’s definitely in my life,” Solomon says, “whether I like it
or not. Every time I make stuffing, it’s
basically her recipe that I’ve, you know, changed a little bit over the years,
but it came from her.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 0%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 19.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Crafting Legacy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Martha Stewart Living wasn’t
afraid to revive old-fashioned crafts, showing them in modern colors with
beautiful photography in a way that was instantly appealing to modern readers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 25.2pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 16.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I feel like she was so sort of revolutionary in the craft
world, bringing historic craft to the forefront and getting the average artist
or homemaker interested in these specific crafting tools, history,
methodologies,” says Cerruti.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cerruti still has a backlog of holiday issues that she
references for inspiration. “I think they were very thorough in telling the
story of more traditional American craft.” Solomon has saved old issues, too,
“I still have a stack of them in my studio. I can’t get rid of them. I just can’t. And it is fun sometimes to be like,
‘Oh, what did Martha do for Halloween in whatever year?’ And it’s still
relevant. I think it’s still good.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cerruti doesn’t see
anyone else coming in to fill the void and is sad to lose that resource, for
good. “I guess the secondary level of disappointment was that Martha Stewart
doesn’t have an online archive of the magazine,” she says. “How come the
Smithsonian doesn’t have this? How come
this doesn’t exist as a digital archive
somewhere?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I personally would pay a monthly subscription to have access to
her digital archive of magazines,” says Cerruti. “I’m just super surprised that
it doesn’t exist.” Cerruti sees this as a continuation of a trend of
information about historic crafting arts is getting harder and harder to find.
In the past, she turned to vintage craft books, but they are getting more
difficult to get ahold of and libraries have often decommissioned them. “There
are not a lot of online resources for those in archives,” she says. “And so you
have to go hunt them down.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 25.2pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 16.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I think crafting and food especially are, in so many ways,
something that people connect across generations, across cultures, through
families and Martha Stewart’s magazines facilitated part of that or highlighted
par<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">t of that. That not being done any more, that’s sad.” says Cerruti. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So far, it’s not clear if Dashdot Meredith, the media company
that <a href="https://dotdashmeredith.mediaroom.com/2014-10-15-Meredith-Secures-Rights-To-License-Martha-Stewart-Living-Magazine-And-Marthastewart-com"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;">purchased the magazine’s
brand</span></a> in 2014, will continue Stewart’s crafting legacy. Moving
forward, they plan to focus on promoting MarthaStewart.com, according to<a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2022/04/14/dotdash-meredith-shifts-martha-stewart-living-magazine-digital-only/7319101001/"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;"> the <i>Register</i></span></a>.
Then there is Martha.com, which features a flip-through digital magazine
experience with its <a href="https://digital.emagazines.com/martha_magalogue/20221025/index.html?t=381538fc-8fc6-4d8b-b756-d0f3972c36f6&utm_content=nav&utm_campaign=eg_martha_magalogue&utm_source=eg&utm_medium=eg#p1"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;">2022 Holiday Guide</span></a>.
It includes links to a few detailed recipes, but no detectable crafts. What it
does do is conveniently link featured products to the online store, quickening
the connection between inspiration and commerce.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 0%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 19.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Martha<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">“In terms of Martha,” says Solomon. “I was always in awe of her
and her team and also like, ‘Whoa, she’s so white and not anything like me, and
she has multiple homes.” It is a tension that Solomon feels elsewhere in the
art world especially between the makers and the buyers who purchase work to
hang in a multimillion dollar h</span><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">omes.<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But to Solomon, it was Stewart’s unapologetic appreciation of
beauty that made her relatable. “I think the thing that was so resonant with me
was that she was kind of no holds barred about how challenging some of this
stuff could be, and about her aesthetic taste,” Solomon explains. “So it was
like, this is what I like, this is why I like it. This is important, because
aesthetics are important,” says Solomon. “I think that’s really valuable.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">“You know, women’s work has always been sort of pushed back,” says
Cerruti. Martha’s work elevated much of the care that goes into creating a
lovely home, holiday ceremonies, and nourishing food. She respected and honored
our homes and the people, mostly women, who labor there. “I a</span><span face=""Source Sans Pro",sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ppreciate
the fact that she had very strong opinions was not afraid to say what they
were,” Solomon says. “And that kind of permission is great, right? It isreally freeing.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">
</p><div align="left" class="yiv1591926129padding-copy2" style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; padding-top: 5px;">2. Hobbycraft in the UK has launched a bulk buying program for small businesses called <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=f7d0100c1a&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HobbyCraft Plus</a> that includes discounts, business seminars, and a tips newsletter.<br /><br />3. In a throwback to the Bluprint days, TN Marketing has launched <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=925f2d382a&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CraftsyTV</a>, a new streaming service featuring Craftsy content on Plex.<br /><br /></div><div align="left" class="yiv1591926129padding-copy2" style="color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px; padding-top: 5px;">4. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=a1681c80a1&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Placeit</a> is a source for mockups. Show your artwork on t-shirts, mugs, leggings and more, modeled in hundreds of settings.<br /><br />5. For those crafters who used Twitter (there was a strong knitting community there), Amy explains <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=52c2d71c4b&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">how to get started with Mastodon</a>.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">6. The Spellman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta will be showing</span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=2d996e8013&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bisa Butler's Black American Portraits</a><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">February 8-May 15.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #686868;">7. </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=6f2b075e00&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Loose Ends</a><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">is an organization dedicated to finishing knitting, crochet, and quilting projects loved ones have left behind. You can submit a project or become a finisher.</span></p><div style="color: #686868; font-family: Raleway, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">8. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023. https://americanart.si.edu/ </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">9. “ Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></span></span></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-34048402274208270602022-10-31T10:50:00.000-07:002022-10-31T10:50:23.029-07:00Penn Oaks Newsletter <p> <b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It’s November already! I
thought the October workshop and meeting were fantastic. We all had a great
time. Thanks so much, Bob for the wonderful class. The Question is, what’s
next?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A reminder: our password will
be working at 5pm. Bring your dinner and we can all chat. Also, we did decide
to stop with the snacks list. We are not up to speed yet. If you want to bring
a snack for yourself, or to share, please feel free. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another thing: while the
newsletter will continue to be sent to members and former members, the zoom
link will go to members only.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was a lot of enthusiasm
in October for having more sewing events. We are able to do that, at no extra
charge, on the days of our meetings if there is no conflict with the Church’s
schedule. November and December are out. November, because we have not planned
for it and December for the Christmas activities. We can discuss this more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking forward to seeing you
all. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="yiv2814135246msonormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 14.65pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The zoom presentation looks to
be interesting. What can we recycle into quilts? That is not the topic, I know
but just imagine. What else can we use to make quilts?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs</span></u></b></p></div></div><p style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #626262;"><span>November 14, 2022</span></strong><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #626262;" /><a href="https://juliamcleodquilts.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600; transition: opacity 300ms ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Julia McLeod,</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Everything but the Cotton</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Let’s explore the world of quilts that were made with what I call ‘Not Cottons’. </span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">When quilters don’t have access to a stash of quilter’s cotton, what do they turn to? This one- hour lecture, trunk show and Q & A session shows quilts – antique and modern – made of wool, silk, polyester and more. The trunk show of my own work shows what you can create with neckties, saris, kimonos and other unusual, ‘not cotton’ textile</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;">s. </span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Interleave workshop</span>. We had a fun time at the workshop and most everybody went home with </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">a finished top</span>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIuqhsDxlCeU1paUKAUHCXLO0KycJqKxOmjaPjUeIhMyqCKnejSUF8pRREiaNKJwaWdFpjQlI93hELZ-iA0_6imUbrLkk2UGKya7lKkCVMDLqbAC0DbEdzxLpm57pOKYKyWAnJMHiVLSjvxdcVK8EAlA3tgnl8pDCk3WcoqR_GEunVNMS7FRY3G65Tw/s2016/IMG_7867%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIuqhsDxlCeU1paUKAUHCXLO0KycJqKxOmjaPjUeIhMyqCKnejSUF8pRREiaNKJwaWdFpjQlI93hELZ-iA0_6imUbrLkk2UGKya7lKkCVMDLqbAC0DbEdzxLpm57pOKYKyWAnJMHiVLSjvxdcVK8EAlA3tgnl8pDCk3WcoqR_GEunVNMS7FRY3G65Tw/w374-h281/IMG_7867%20(1).jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Rikki Newlander</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are making quilts for Kids or for 40 or a local Hospice. The challenge is to make a quilt 40 by 40 (or bigger) using the scrap bag provided by the guild or your own scraps. You can make a string quilt or a scrap quilt and any size 40 by 40 or above. </span></span><span style="color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For anyone doing the quilt challenge I will provide 25 81/2 inch squares to use. I will cut them on my AccuQuilt. Please email me and then I will bring them. to the Dec meeting. I am out of town until after the Nov meeting. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #26282a;">Rikki</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" /><span class="yiv0866650095"></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">We are still taking reservations for our Getaway. We have a few spaces available. </span></span><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: inherit;">We will accept the Getaway reservations at the November meeting and via snail mail. Contact Ellen or Cindy for a registration form. </span> We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 22-26. The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="color: black;">The sewing room fee is $600 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 1:00 pm Sunday. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $136.53 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $188.70 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. The final payment is due December 20th. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="color: black;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: black;"><br clear="none" /></span></div><div class="yiv5397415381MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>)</span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Sara Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">We had 21 members attend the meeting tonight and 3 guests for a total of 24 attendees'.</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at Grasshopper1@gmail.com.<span style="color: #222222;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> Nancy DeTeodoro</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">1. In
a letter to vendors today, <a href="https://www.fabric.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Fabric.com</span></a> announced that it will be shutting
down. The company, which is owned by Amazon, said it alerted employees to news
on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Fabric.com was originally the website of
Phoenix Textile Group, a company founded in 1993 as a wholesale distributor of
apparel fabrics. Phoenix Textiles launched the website in 1999 in order to
experiment with selling yardage directly to consumers online. Amazon acquired
Fabric.com in 2008 in an effort to expand its inventory of craft and hobby
materials. Fabric.com was one of a suite of freestanding websites acquired by
Amazon that also included Audible and Zappos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">“We have been selling to them since 1996,”
said Andy Weinstock, President and CEO of <a href="https://edley.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Edley Fabrics</span></a>. “We wish their employees continued
success. It will be interesting to see if anyone or any company steps up to
fill the void.” Weinstock surmised that the labor costs involved in cutting
fabrics were too high for Amazon’s current business model.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">For many fabric companies, Fabric.com was the
industry’s largest buyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Over the last few years, though, difficulties
had begun to surface. Weinstock said Fabric.com had been paying vendors late.
Another fabric company executive we spoke with also said that Fabric.com’s
payments to vendors had been slow over the last few years. About six months
ago, Amazon reached out to Fabric.com vendors to say that all fabric would soon
need to be sold directly on Amazon.com. Vendors were told to upload all of
their products to Amazon in one, three, or five-yard increments, seemingly with
no regard to the fact that fabric manufacturers sell wholesale by the roll or
bolt, and not by the yard. “They expect us to cut and ship overnight for free,”
this executive said. “They don’t understand fabric at all.” The longtime former
employee we spoke with said that over the last few years, management repeatedly
asked if selling pre-packed cuts would work. They said no.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">“I think the exit of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #686868; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://fabric.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Fabric.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #686868; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </span></span></span>in this market
will ultimately open up opportunities for more business for independent quilt
shops, as well as an opportunity for new shops to open,” said Gina Pantastico,
Co-founder and Director of Operations at <a href="https://cloud9fabrics.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Cloud9 Fabrics</span></a> and <a href="https://www.felicityfabrics.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0093ac; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Felicity Fabrics</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">“This will be an
adjustment for fabric manufacturers, but once we all get over our initial shock
and surprise I think this could be a positive change for the fabric industry as
a whole,” Pantastico said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Fabric.com will close down on October 20.
Employees have been offered a severance package or the opportunity to seek
employment in another Amazon division. Fabric.com is headquartered in Kennesaw,
Georgia</span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>2. Avelea Brings Greek Fold Embroidery to the US Market</u></b> </span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; max-width: 600px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8679578053columnContainer" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 600px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div align="left" class="yiv8679578053story-title" style="color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 36.4px; padding-top: 10px;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=f1eaf4dfee&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503%2Fimages%2F6439d796-8247-cd20-4935-fa1154c28217.jpg&t=1666806380&ymreqid=fb90e75f-e81f-92e7-1ccc-c500ce01e400&sig=ovQJUzMPc8d0yO3HFgqUUw--~D" style="border: none; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; height: auto; margin-bottom: 15px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-indent: -9999px;" /></a></div><span class="yiv8679578053padding-copy" face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif !important" style="color: #686868; display: block; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; line-height: 22.4px;">As a custom tailor creating vestments for Greek Orthodox priests, Krista West traveled to Greece many times to source materials and do research. It was on one of these trips that she discovered the beauty of Greek folk embroidery. That was the inspiration for Avlea, her company that is introducing traditional Eastern Mediterranean cross stitch to the US market.</span><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=3fbb5ae2cc&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Instagram is testing</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> (and seemingly will be rolling out) a new feature that would allow users to schedule their feed posts ahead of time (finally).</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;" />4. <a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=b800a0e0ca&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Members of YouTube’s Partner Program</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> with at least 20,000 subscribers will soon be able to tag their videos, Shorts, and live streams with shoppable links.</span><br style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">And YouTube has made some improvements to the user experience including</span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=b57c752fb8&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> pinch to zoom</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> which could be helpful for seeing details in a DIY video.</span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023. https://americanart.si.edu/ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 6. “ Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></span></span></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-33447658298878846142022-09-30T08:12:00.000-07:002022-09-30T08:12:57.124-07:00Penn Oaks Newsletter<p>OCTOBER 2022 NEWSLETTER</p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;"><div><p class="yiv2814135246msonormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy October everyone!
Many thanks to all who covered for me while I had my emergency trip to Seattle.
All is well now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="yiv2814135246msonormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am really looking
forward to Bob’s workshop on Monday, October 10<sup>th</sup>. Our code will
unlock the door at 1pm so we can set up. I also asked for the code to work at
5pm for our meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="yiv2814135246msonormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I understand we still need
a person to volunteer to manage a group project charity quilt. We can discuss
this for months. Let’s talk about it during our extra social time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="yiv2814135246msonormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was so sorry to miss the
quilt show. Will someone give us the highs and lows at the meeting, please? It
can be show and tell.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="yiv2814135246msonormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking of show and tell,
I only have socks. Plan to get downstairs and finish assembling my Shimmering
Triangles quilt. So many pieces, what was I thinking?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="yiv2814135246msonormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 14.65pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It looks like we will have
a wonderful year and we all have so many choices of ways to work together and
in small groups, even in peace and quiet, so let’s get started! Carolyn Davis</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Programs</span></span></u></b></p></div></div><p style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The speaker at the October meeting will be Penn Oaks' own Bob DeCarli. He will tell us everything we ever wanted to know about Interleave quilts: what they are, how to make them and the critical process of reverse engineering.</span></p><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><div><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant ???</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stay tuned, we are working on it.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" /><span class="yiv0866650095"></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Hello quilters! </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We will accept the Getaway reservations at the October meeting and via snail mail. The registration form will be sent via a separate email around October 3rd. </span></span> We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 22-26. The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">The sewing room fee is $600 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 1:00 pm Sunday. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $136.53 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $188.70 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 14pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><br clear="none" /></span></span></div><div class="yiv0325076777MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">Ellen McMillen (</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; font-size: 14pt;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">2023 Getaway Co-Chairs </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snacks and Goodies</span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">T</span><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">he snack list for POQ for October is: S. Borr*, K. DeCarli, B. DeCarli*, N. DeTeodoro, J. Dzedzy, E. Egan, JA Frazier. A star after your name means you bring a drink for the group instead of a snack. Remember to switch your responsibility with a friend if you can't attend so we don't run short!</span></div></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Angel Henderson</span></span> </div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen will bring fat quarters for sale to Bob's workshop. Maybe you'll find the perfect one to complement your pull. Or maybe you're like last-minute Jen and will need this to do your Quilt. Jen Burke</span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Membership - Sara Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></b></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">At the September meeting we had 21 members and three guests. W</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at Grasshopper1@gmail.com.<span style="color: #222222;"> I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> Nancy DeTeodoro</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b> <u>Bits and Pieces From The Textile World</u></b></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What Does it Take to Revive Home Economics? One Virginia Teacher Finds Out</span></h1><div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michelle Williams has taught sixth-grade math and reading at <a href="https://www.mathews.k12.va.us/en-US/thomas-hunter-middle-fad6b3af" rel="noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Thomas Hunter Middle School</a> for 14 years, but she’s always dreamed of introducing her students to something more. Mathews Country, Virginia, the coastal region where her school is located, has a population of just over 8,000 people and employment opportunities are limited. “There is no industry,” Williams says. In decades past local fishermen brought in blue crab off the Chesapeake Bay, but overfishing and pollution have made this opportunity all but disappear. Now, the choices for graduating seniors are mostly to become a nurse, a teacher, or a pilot, or join the military. “That’s what it is when you live off the beaten path,” Williams says.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A dedicated teacher who got her degree and certification at the local community college in her early 30s after raising a family, Williams has a broader vision for her students. “You don’t know that you’re going to be interested in a particular field if you’ve never seen it or been exposed to it,” she says. “You might not realize that you want to be a chef or open a restaurant, or be a fashion designer or a product designer.” Even if none of those options appeal to you, Williams believes her students should have an understanding of the basic aspects of living a healthy, productive life including nutrition, personal finance, and creative expression. That’s why she’s always wanted to teach home economics, but in order to do so, she first had to revive a program that had all but disappeared in Mathews County.</span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Home economics</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Home economics as a discipline was developed in the early 1900s and<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/06/14/618329461/despite-a-revamped-focus-on-real-life-skills-home-ec-classes-fade-away" rel="noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"> its original aim</a> was to bring science and efficiency to managing a household. For decades, it was a way for women to access science at the secondary and college level. From the post-World War II era through the late 1970s, though, it became prescriptive; girls and young women should learn to keep house in order to please a husband. In middle and high school, boys took woodshop and girls took home ec. Rebranded as Family and Consumer Sciences in the 1990s and offered to boys and girls alike, the curriculum included a basic introduction to sewing, cooking and nutrition, human development, personal and family finances, and consumer awareness.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But then, in the early 2000s, trends in education shifted toward achievement on standardized tests and many school districts did away with home ec entirely. By 2012 only 3.5 million students were enrolled in home economics classes nationwide, a decrease of 38% over the prior decade.</span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Seizing the moment</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is now the moment to bring home ec back? And if so, what would that take?</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michelle Williams believes the time is right. She says the pandemic highlighted the importance of cooking and sewing skills. “I really think that this was a good outcome because it showed us where we’re lacking as a community. It showed us what we lost when we discontinued these programs.” Her determination and ability to build community support helped her to convince Mathews County to agree.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An avid home cook and sewist, Williams first asked about becoming a home economics teacher when she was studying for her teaching degree at the local community college, but the advisor rolled their eyes and said that Virginia was doing away with those programs. Williams, who has been sewing since she was six years old and grew up cooking with her mother and grandmother, held onto her desire to teach these skills. “I’m not trained as far as college training in either of those two things, but I’m 52 years old,” she says, “and I have a lot of life experience under my belt.”</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She found out that Thomas Hunter Middle School offered Family and Consumer Science classes until 2005 when the school system phased out the program. “I’ve been told by a school board member they discontinued the program due to lack of children electing to take the course,” Williams says. “I’ve heard elsewhere that they just kind of absorbed her salary into the budget because Family and Consumer Science is an expensive startup and upkeep. I’m not sure which of those, or a combination of the two, might be the case.”</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few years ago, during her annual review, Williams told her principal she was feeling burned out and mentioned her home ec idea. She spoke informally about it to the superintendent as well. Then Covid hit and Williams, like many teachers, was at a breaking point, ready to quit teaching for good. She proposed a plan to her principal: she would figure out what it would take to earn a Family and Consumer Science teaching credential so that if the opportunity arose to reinstate the program, she’d be prepared. A year later, two teachers in the Career and Technology Education department left and Williams finally had her opportunity.</span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nuts and bolts</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Getting a teaching endorsement from the State of Virginia wasn’t terribly difficult. Williams discovered that her life and business experience qualified her to take the state teaching exam without additional coursework. She ordered a set of flashcards and took online practice tests. In March 2022 she sat for the test and passed. “Once I passed the test, then the ball had to start rolling in order to get school board approval,” she says. As part of that process, she needed to demonstrate student support for the new offering.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“I’m very open with my students. They knew I make homemade purses and bags and wallets, and they’d see me bring things in to deliver to people that have bought them. During my planning period, I’d sit and I’d work on English paper piecing or hand work on a bag or whatever, so they’d seen me doing these things,” she says.</span></p><blockquote style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 22px; line-height: 2.1em; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 50px !important; margin-right: 50px !important; margin-top: 20px !important; margin: 20px 50px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; quotes: none; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“They’d strike up a conversation, Hey, can you teach me how to do that? And I said, Well, now that you ask, I would love to teach you how to do that!”</span></p></blockquote><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The School Board approved her proposal (she found out later that it inspired a round of applause) and enrollment opened. The Mathews Country district is sparsely populated and there are less than 200 students in grades 6-8. The Family and Consumer Sciences course will have every sixth grader as an introductory experience and to Williams’ delight, 49 of the seventh and eighth graders chose it as their elective this fall.</span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Getting ready</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Over the summer, she began collecting supplies and equipment. She’s gotten 2,000 yards of donated fabrics and is hoping to apply for a local grant to cover the cost of sewing machines. She recruited a crew of former students to paint and reorganize the existing home economics classroom which had, until recently, been occupied by a special education class. “It was clean, but the paint and the cabinetry were old and they didn’t use the kitchen,” Williams said, “They’d just left the stickers that were there for the previous teacher 18 years ago.” The first day of class was August 20.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Williams says the school administration’s support has bolstered her confidence that she can successfully revive this program after its nearly two-decade hiatus. “The superintendent told me that this is the focus for this year. To me, that’s a staggering thought. She told me, Michelle, you’ll have what you need. We’ll make sure you get what you need.”</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023. https://americanart.si.edu/ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. “ Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></span></span></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-12652685308138196322022-08-30T06:07:00.000-07:002022-08-30T06:07:01.706-07:00Penn Oaks Newsletter-September 2022<p> SEPTERMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER</p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcome to fall and another year of guild. I have lots to tell you so we can talk about it at our September meeting. As you may know, we will be having snacks and drinks again. Bless her heart, Angel Henderson will handle hospitality for us. You should expect to hear from her when it is going to be your turn to bring snacks or drinks. If you are unable, phone a friend to cover for you, please.</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Angel’s request, we will have the snacks and drinks at the beginning of the evening. Angel has been working at night due to health concerns and may need to leave early. This will be an opportunity for us all to chat and catch up with each other and with new members.</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Things to discuss in September – I think we would enjoy more time together to talk and sew. I am checking with the church about starting meetings in the afternoon of the meeting day to work together on projects or demos by members on specific skills or methods. Donna has lined up several wonderful programs for us. Would anyone consider an additional meeting day for sewing? Perhaps an all-day session or an evening meeting that starts earlier?</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How about an addendum to the directory entitled Got a Question? Members would provide a brief list of their skill sets so someone would be able to see could answer their question. We all have fundamental skills but we have excellent applique masters, tiny piecing, purses, binding, hanging sleeves, machine quilting and other skills.</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The board members and other members have come up with many great ideas for challenges and charity projects. We need someone (or two) to take charge of the challenge. Our discussion started with using the scrap bags we had leftover from our sale. Participants select two bags and the challenge is to make a charity quilt from the scraps. You may add additional fabric from your stash. In the alternative, we can work together at the church or as groups at home to iron and cut the scraps into some predetermined sizes and shapes to either make kits for blocks for members to make quilts for charity. Someone mentioned in June she would come up with a pattern for us to cut the scraps for. Can’t remember who.</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I recall, being in charge of the challenge was a fun job in the guild. Angela Brant has offered to head it up again, but maybe someone else wants a turn. We can work in teams to make the charity quilts. Don’t know why I seem to be obsessed with using the scrap bags.</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh, and hey, do we want to go back to our quilted name tags so we can use up our stash of celebratory pins?</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sorry if this seems scatterbrained. Let’s find ways to have fun and do more sewing together. As the song goes, “See you in September”.</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carolyn</span></p><p class="yiv8264586399MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Programs</span></span></u></b></p></div></div><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">September: speaker will be Julie
Silber. Julie Silber is a world-renowned quilt expert, a critically
acclaimed author, and the former curator of the legendary Esprit Quilt
Collection. She will present "Keepin; "Em in Stitches: America's
Funniest Qu<span style="background: white;">ilts. </span>Women have always expressed their whole selves in quilts:
their love, losses, accomplishments, joys, and sorrows … and their humor! Enjoy
some very funny 19th and 20th century quilts that will have you smiling. Laugh
and learn along with Julie.</span></div><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elizabeth Young is working on getting Jenny Doan to join us for a Zoom BookClub. She has tentatively agreed and are now working on the dates.</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Board</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant ???</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stay tuned, we are working on it.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>2023 Getaway</u></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" /><span class="yiv0866650095"></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;">Hello quilters! It's time to begin thinking about our annual Getaway<b>.</b> We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 22-26. We will accept the Getaway reservations at the October meeting and via snail mail. The registration form will be sent via a separate email prior to the October meeting. This will allow everyone time to make their plans, and give our new members the opportunity to find out about this fun event. The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. </span><span style="color: black;">The sewing room fee is $600 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 1:00 pm Sunday. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $136.53 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $188.70 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (</span><a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> www.AmishViewInn.com</span></a><span style="color: black;">) to learn about this wonderful venue. We'll have more information as we get closer to our event date. Please contact us with any questions.</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><br clear="none" /></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: blue;"></b></span></p><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net"><span style="color: blue;">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</span></a>) and Cindy Vognetz </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">cvognetz@hotmail.com</span></a>) </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">2023 Getaway Co-Chairs </span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">Snacks for a real live meeting: Here's the first snack list in 2 years for the September meeting:</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </span>D. Blake, A. Brandt, J. Burke, M. Carlson*, D. Daley, C. Davis*. A star after your name means you bring a beverage for the group ( of maybe 20 people) instead of a snack. If you can't attend please switch your responsibility with a friend so we don't run short! </span></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="yiv0866650095MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nothing new this month</span></div></div><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Membership - Sara Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">At the June meeting we had 15 members (I think). We had about the same number</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">at the Bee in August.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at <span><a href="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us">marianne@thecaporales.us</a></span><span style="color: #222222;">. I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Marianne Coporale</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b> <u>Bits and Pieces From The Sewing World</u></b></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana;"><h2 style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">1. WELCOME to QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #3</h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">The third QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse will take place, ONLINE, November 2-5, 2022. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Mancuso Show Management is no stranger to online quilting and textile arts seminars. We've learned that many students enjoy learning new and exciting techniques from the comfort of their homes. The great strength of this platform is that both instructors and students do not have any country borders or cultural barriers to their participation from around the world.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Put on the tea and get comfortable in your PJs and slippers, and join us for another of the Virtual Schoolhouse series. More information to come.<span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 2. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023. https://americanart.si.edu/ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. “ Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></span></span></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-83783708924458676182022-06-01T08:03:00.001-07:002022-06-01T08:03:51.637-07:00<p> JUNE 2022 NEWSLETTER</p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a year! We have much to be proud of. So many rolled up their sleeves and contributed to the success of the guild this year. We are financially solvent and we have a full slate of leadership for next year. What an energetic group. We may be small but we are mighty!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I would like to send some shout outs!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To Marianne Caporale -- The Open House was lucrative and a total win in large part due to your efforts. The way you organized and priced items, it made all the difference. Your guild owes you a huge thank you.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To Jen Burke -- Thank you for organizing such interesting speakers and covering for me when I was unavailable for a few months. You carry such a challenging work load caring for others and you still made time for your guild. Thank you so much.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To Sarah Reindel and Elizabeth Young -- Thank you for stepping in to help with a meeting place. Our first meeting in person was not ideal to say the least and you really helped us connect with Covenant. What a wonderful meeting space and the Open House was great too. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To Angela Brandt -- Thank you for the running the challenge and organizing the display quilts for the open house. It is great to have your vision and input. The quilts made the open house look wonderful.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;">To Kathy DeCarli -- Thank you for stepping in and calling the members to organize a board. That was amazing. I was sincerely worried about the guild and your initiative, calling and drumming up volunteers was exactly what was needed. </span><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To Bob DeCarli -- Thank you for keeping us informed with the newsletter and for organizing some excellent sew along events. I know how much work that is and it is appreciated. It provided a great way for us to connect when connecting in person was not feasible. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To Ellen McMillen and Cindy Vognetz -- Thanks for organizing our getaway this year and helping to make things feel normal. I personally had a wonderful time and I sincerely appreciate you staying on top of changing conditions. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To everyone who lead and worked at the Open House -- Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am so sad I missed it or I would have personal shout outs for everyone. But know that I am thankful and impressed with how successful it was. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To the new board members:</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am so excited for next year. Thank you for volunteering and I know the out going members are hear to help in any way. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Robin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxddaLHH-H5TW-DjJosGfBV8jynHdzpMPUDckcj5hvpKQYGbQ2WSk3TWy0DYsPv06L-6qEonBBybkmoZ8ANaMV50qEP0NejeNU_wFLJvO0YmDcEAXxOifc-ikVg4lrPENQMBkvIms-BqThWWnuiq7lAvnkv2I7cRGvgDxkg8Jdo-onTX7LQuEyLtr2xQ/s480/thumbnail.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxddaLHH-H5TW-DjJosGfBV8jynHdzpMPUDckcj5hvpKQYGbQ2WSk3TWy0DYsPv06L-6qEonBBybkmoZ8ANaMV50qEP0NejeNU_wFLJvO0YmDcEAXxOifc-ikVg4lrPENQMBkvIms-BqThWWnuiq7lAvnkv2I7cRGvgDxkg8Jdo-onTX7LQuEyLtr2xQ/s320/thumbnail.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p></p></div><div class="yiv7160058341ydp54159936yahoo-link-enhancr-card yiv7160058341ydp54159936ymail-preserve-class yiv7160058341ydp54159936ymail-preserve-style" data-size="MEDIUM" data-type="YENHANCER" data-url="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4ba5a62aa31-penn" id="yiv7160058341ydp54159936enhancr_card_9100268886" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; max-width: 400px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Programs</span></span></u></b></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our June meeting will be our postponed celebration of our 35<sup>th</sup> anniversary. We will have a cake to celebrate (depending if the church’s mask policy at the time of the meeting) and a show and tell. Do you want to show your first quilt? Your pandemic finishes? Your favorite quilt? Please bring a quilt or 2 for show and tell.</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Slate of Candidates</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant</span></u></b></p><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"></p><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">The 2022 quilt challenge had less entries than usual but those entries were excellent. Challenge was to portray a different country.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">Winners were as follows:</div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br clear="none" /></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">Best portrayal of country Best use of Color</div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">1st Place- Cathy DeCarli 1st Place- Maureen Carlson</div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">2nd Place- Sarah Reindel 2nd Place- Bob DeCarli</div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br clear="none" /></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">Most Original Best Applique</div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">1st Place- Sarah Reindel 1st Place- Maureen Carlson </div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;">2nd Place - Bob DeCarli 2nd Place- Kathy DeCarli</div><div><br /></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br clear="none" /></div><div style="color: #1d2228; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUk-H9MR-xzm4zDZwALPnbp-tFUb9g7HSFfTPVbpdKyfT7I7YunqojX6U4W7cnk4HAwyz9SiS5eYSzXYzyUhwc6XoCRg03t_ia3t6P-VY32s4hGNwejJ3t42R5NKFyU95a417BYeblx21R-E2fAjEj5cSI8klvfca-lI8HR8Bj1nIXti3sZ2tLrE5JCQ/s4032/IMG_1323.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUk-H9MR-xzm4zDZwALPnbp-tFUb9g7HSFfTPVbpdKyfT7I7YunqojX6U4W7cnk4HAwyz9SiS5eYSzXYzyUhwc6XoCRg03t_ia3t6P-VY32s4hGNwejJ3t42R5NKFyU95a417BYeblx21R-E2fAjEj5cSI8klvfca-lI8HR8Bj1nIXti3sZ2tLrE5JCQ/w494-h385/IMG_1323.jpeg" width="494" /></a> </div></div><div style="color: #222222;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nothing new this month</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Membership - Sara Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">At the May meeting we had 15 members.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at <span><a href="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us">marianne@thecaporales.us</a></span><span style="color: #222222;">. I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Marianne Coporale</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b> <u>Bits and Pieces From The Sewing World</u></b></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana;"><h2 style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">1. WELCOME to QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #3</h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">The third QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse will take place, ONLINE, November 2-5, 2022. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Mancuso Show Management is no stranger to online quilting and textile arts seminars. We've learned that many students enjoy learning new and exciting techniques from the comfort of their homes. The great strength of this platform is that both instructors and students do not have any country borders or cultural barriers to their participation from around the world.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Put on the tea and get comfortable in your PJs and slippers, and join us for another of the Virtual Schoolhouse series. More information to come.<span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 1. Quilting events</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “Faith Ringgold: American People” at The New Museum in New York City.
February 17, 2022 through June 5, 2022.
https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/faith-ringgold-american-people</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Updated
“Another American’s Autobiography: Selections from the Petrucci Family
Foundation’s Collection of African American Art” the Sigal Museum in Easton, PA.
Now through July 10, 2022. https://sigalmuseum.org/exhibits/</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American
Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023.
https://americanart.si.edu/ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“ Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the
Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through
September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Sacred Threads: Expressing Life’s Journeys” at Floris United Methodist Church in
Herndon, VA (near Washington, D.C.) July 14 – 24, 2022.
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Save The Date: July 22-24, 2022 Brandywine Valley Quilters Show
Neumann University’s Mirenda Center 501 Convent Rd, in Aston PA.
https://www.brandywinevalleyquilters.org/quiltshow.html
July 22 & July 23, 2022: 10am - 5pm
July 24, 2022: 10am-3pm
Lectures and workshops from leading quilters and textile artists
20+ sewing and crafting vendors
Raffle quilts
Over 100 juried and exhibition quilts, entry open to everyone</span></p></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-29423315354232322892022-05-02T11:37:00.002-07:002022-05-02T11:37:54.797-07:00<p> Penn Oaks Newsletter May 2022</p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Ghost of President’s Past (Robin is still recovering)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The news from the sale is in and we “done good”. After all
is said and done, we will clear close to $3000.00. A special shout out and thank
you to all who worked on this activity. A double shout out to Marianne
Corporale for going far beyond the expected mile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The sale was a huge success and we had some fun along the
way. Several of our newer members showed up to help and it was fun getting to
know them and learn of their quilting journey. In addition, the usual suspects
from the guild showed up and it was fun visiting with them in person! We haven’t
had a lot of real time visits over the past two years and we all had many
stories to tell.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If the money and the fun weren’t enough, we also had some
education. While going through one of the books, I found a truly interesting
historical tidbit from the world of quilting. In 1982, the Art Quilt movement
was in its infancy. The quilt world was turned upside at the International Quit
Festival in Houston when an art quilt, “Threshold of a Dream” by Katie Pasquini
Masopust, was awarded “Best of Show”. What was more shocking was that the judge
that year was Jinny Beyer, “the acknowledged queen of old-fashioned quilt making”
(she even hand quilts). Her choosing an abstract wall quilt over the gorgeous
traditional pieces entered in the show gave instant legitimacy to the art quilt
movement. It is interesting to contrast Ginny’s response with that of the “traditionalists”
response the first time a “machine” quilted quilt won “best quilting”. I believe
this was at a Paducah show and the reports were that the weaping and wailing
could be heard as far away as Nashville. We traditionalists accept change slowly,
kicking and screaming all the way. We eventually change as witnessed by the “Long-Arm”
movement which permeated the quilting world with hardly a mummer. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One last thank you to all those who helped, including the
usual suspects of husbands. It was great seeing them one more time for the good
times.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8hRVnWfmo4E-k-AkQK-RHFgF8eNEZZide5UwgkhfX6NuhnbbuLV7qE1cEvcHCXs3IzBYZZmOYTF3HRO9nHXC30YGn8_PeTZ-iBN4DuGnWZFN1PHg97A9dYoegvPmPzMwJAasTkZYzWmNo31PtmRjqeyUCpERIfYGc0kEI01o_OprWpUWMYsFdrXHLw/s1024/KPM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1024" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8hRVnWfmo4E-k-AkQK-RHFgF8eNEZZide5UwgkhfX6NuhnbbuLV7qE1cEvcHCXs3IzBYZZmOYTF3HRO9nHXC30YGn8_PeTZ-iBN4DuGnWZFN1PHg97A9dYoegvPmPzMwJAasTkZYzWmNo31PtmRjqeyUCpERIfYGc0kEI01o_OprWpUWMYsFdrXHLw/w390-h308/KPM.jpg" width="390" /></a></div> Threshold of a Dream<p></p></div><div class="yiv7160058341ydp54159936yahoo-link-enhancr-card yiv7160058341ydp54159936ymail-preserve-class yiv7160058341ydp54159936ymail-preserve-style" data-size="MEDIUM" data-type="YENHANCER" data-url="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4ba5a62aa31-penn" id="yiv7160058341ydp54159936enhancr_card_9100268886" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; max-width: 400px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>Programs</u></b></div><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">May Meeting</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our May meeting is for the challenge. Please come with your challenge quilts.</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">June Meeting</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our June meeting will be our postponed celebration of our 35<sup>th</sup> anniversary. We will have a cake to celebrate (depending if the church’s mask policy at the time of the meeting) and a show and tell. Do you want to show your first quilt? Your pandemic finishes? Please bring a quilt or 2 for show and tell.</span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Slate of Candidates</span></u></b></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">President - Carolyn Davis / Jamie Loncaric</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Program Chair - Donna Daley</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;"> Assistant-Deb Houck</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Recording Secretary - Angela Brant</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Corresponding Secretary - Nancy DeTeodora</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Membership - Elizabeth Young / Sarah Reindel</span></span></p><p class="yiv6506972590MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17.5692px;">Ways & Means - Jen Burke</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant</span></u></b></p><div class="date-posts" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">T</span>he theme this year will be International Travels- Real or Virtual: Pick a country outside of the US and design a quilt that represents that country. Go wild!</span></p><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time Frame - October 2021 - May 2022</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Size<br />Minimum - 18 " square<br />Maximum - none</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Categories for Prizes<br />Best Representation of Country<br />Best Use of Color<br />Most Original<br />Best Applique- While no applique is required in the quilt, there will be a ribbon for best applique for those who are so good at it.<br /><br />So get your creative juices flowing through the long winter months. Members will vote on winners at the May meeting . 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded and announced at the May meeting. If you have questions, please contact Angela Brant at 484-682-3871<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nothing new this month</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Membership - Sara Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">At the April meeting we had 20 members, 2 guests and several on line.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at <span><a href="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us">marianne@thecaporales.us</a></span><span style="color: #222222;">. I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Marianne Coporale</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b> <u>Bits and Pieces From The Sewing World</u></b></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> In
2003, Christa Watson considered herself an avid quilter looking for a way to fund her hobby. A woman at her church had introduced her to quilting and, as Watson’s quilting hobby grew, so did her quilting-related expenses. That’s when Watson decided to start selling fabric on eBay and her own online shop, </span><a href="http://christaquilts.com/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">ChristaQuilts.com</span></a></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Less than three years later,<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?me=AO8Y6QISWGJ7M" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"> ChristaQuilts.com</span></a> had grown from a means of supporting Watson’s quilting hobby into a thriving business. By 2006, Watson realized that her site had the potential to support her family. Her husband, Jason, quit his job as a certified professional accountant, and the couple decided to grow the business enough to provide two full-time incomes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “At that time we were getting a bunch of emails
from Amazon asking if we wanted to sell there,” Watson recalls. “Jason said we
should try it for six months, just to test the waters.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> According to Amazon, there are two million third-party sellers
on the site. The Watsons decided to become one of them. Thinking like the CPA
that he was, Jason thought precut fabric bundles, rather than yardage, might do
best on Amazon. He set aside some new stock to experiment with and the couple’s Amazon business took off.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> After just a few months, the couple saw that their Amazon sales
were strong, but discovered a flaw in the new business — fulfilling orders had
become an all- consuming process. After doing some research, the Watsons decided
to step things up and try the <a href="http://services.amazon.com/fulfillment-by-amazon/how-it-works.htm" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Fulfillment By Amazon</span></a> (FBA)
program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> FBA allows Amazon sellers to use Amazon’s fulfillment services
instead of trying to fill orders on their own. Sellers send as much inventory
to Amazon as they’d like, and Amazon scans and stores it at their fulfillment warehouses.
When a customer places an order, Amazon packs and ships the items and manages customer service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “Once we decided to use Fulfillment by Amazon, it just went
through the roof,” Watson says of the couple’s fabric business on Amazon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The Watsons closed down their eBay and website shops and focused
their efforts on selling precuts on Amazon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “Precuts were the ticket. It’s just so much less labor. Before
Amazon, I was cutting fabric eight hours a day,” Watson says.</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Today, the ChristaQuilts Amazon shop supports the family
of five and allows Watson time for designing patterns, writing her third craft
book, and teaching quilting classes around the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></span></span></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-4523062066875584702022-03-28T07:11:00.000-07:002022-03-28T07:11:21.468-07:00Penn Oaks Newsletter April 2022<p> Newsletter April 2022</p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello Quilters</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Open House is right around the corner. We have a great crew of workers organizing and planning. What a committee. If you have more items to donate limit them to fabrics and notions please we have enough books and magazines. Please bring them to our general meeting on April 11th. That way we can price and organize the items ahead of time. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I would also like to add a restaurant review for Gracie's on West Main in Leola PA which is pretty close to Intercourse and Lancaster City so when you are out shopping you can hit Gracie's for a terrific lunch. Many of us miss the Kling House so we are looking for good restaurants. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gracie's is a breakfast and lunch place known for their bacon. I am not a huge bacon fan but the marinated chicken on my Cobb Salad was delish. Here is a link so you can check out all the details. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div dir="ltr"><a class="yiv7160058341enhancr_card_8971138732" href="https://www.gracieslancaster.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #338fe9; outline-color: var(--thin-outline-color); outline-style: dotted; outline-width: 0px !important;" target="_blank">Gracie's On West Main</a><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">One more note: Please sign up to work the Open House if you are in town. We could use more hands and your guild needs you. Here is the link to the sign up Genius. </span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a class="yiv7160058341enhancr_card_9100268886" href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4ba5a62aa31-penn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">Penn Oaks Quilters Open House</a><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="yiv7160058341ydp54159936yahoo-link-enhancr-card yiv7160058341ydp54159936ymail-preserve-class yiv7160058341ydp54159936ymail-preserve-style" data-size="MEDIUM" data-type="YENHANCER" data-url="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4ba5a62aa31-penn" id="yiv7160058341ydp54159936enhancr_card_9100268886" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; max-width: 400px; position: relative;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>Programs</u></b></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana;">April: Dana Jones</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span face="helvetica-w01-bold, helvetica-w02-bold, helvetica-lt-w10-bold, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">The International Honor Quilt: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Women Remembering Women</span><p class="yiv7806109144font_8" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><p class="yiv7806109144font_8" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="adobe-caslon-w01-smbd, serif" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When Judy Chicago’s iconic feminist art installation, "The Dinner Party," was first exhibited in San Francisco in 1979, women who came to see it were deeply moved. </span></span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="adobe-caslon-w01-smbd, serif" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They didn’t want to just view it; they wanted to contribute to it. This posed a dilemma for Judy. She understood "The Dinner Party" as a finished piece. She also understood the women’s desire to recover stories of more women, women who had made a difference in their lives. The International Honor Quilt was envisioned as a way for viewers of the "The Dinner Party" to respond to the powerful and personal impact it had on them. A call for 2-foot x 2-foot x 2-foot triangular quilts, each celebrating an individual woman, a group of women or a women’s issue, went out. As "The Dinner Party" was exhibited across the United States and beyond during the 1980s, triangles were added until there were more than 500.</span></span></span></p><p class="yiv7806109144font_8" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="adobe-caslon-w01-smbd, serif" style="color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;">This slide show and lecture shares stories of some of the triangles, the makers and the women honored with an emphasis on triangles made by women who would later become known quilters and those made to honor quilters. You’ll also see triangles quilted by 11 children of one woman and some of the most unique of the triangles. The stories range from fun to inspiring to heart breaking. The quilts range from exquisitely made to first efforts. In the end, this is the story of women responding to a moment in history through an international community art project.</span> </span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><div style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;">Mystery Quilt</div><div style="font-family: verdana;">Rob Lodi submitted her mystery quilt all the way from whichever Carolina she is </div><div style="font-family: verdana;">wondering about. As is usual for her, the quilt is stunning.</div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpQ8k1hUi9puLplfAWqY9noedaZH8qgKNBB3XgnGoc9O5Gpz0ORpjlYbnLwMsnraXzriCDuslcuWVAttFnnwa5kYE6aV0mBnj7hSWltVxOTcQ2RQfWFX90DstHC9wrJ3KS5Qu7B28BVPh6dliclbCL9j_vbgPweeo71JYOBLH6twyR0E_geM4sEc-6w/s2016/Rob%20L%20mystery.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpQ8k1hUi9puLplfAWqY9noedaZH8qgKNBB3XgnGoc9O5Gpz0ORpjlYbnLwMsnraXzriCDuslcuWVAttFnnwa5kYE6aV0mBnj7hSWltVxOTcQ2RQfWFX90DstHC9wrJ3KS5Qu7B28BVPh6dliclbCL9j_vbgPweeo71JYOBLH6twyR0E_geM4sEc-6w/w358-h350/Rob%20L%20mystery.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><br /></span></span></div><br /><div class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7yahoo-link-enhancr-card yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7ymail-preserve-class yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7ymail-preserve-style" data-size="MEDIUM" data-type="YENHANCER" data-url="http://www.pennoaksquilters.org/guild-documents.html" id="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7enhancr_card_6640626461" style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; max-width: 400px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: underline;"><div class="card-controls-injection-wrapper" style="height: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 400px; z-index: 3;"><div class="p_a T_6Fd5 R_6Fd5" style="position: absolute; right: 16px; top: 16px;"><div class="I_ak5mD e_dRA j_2kgqsw P_wpoVE" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: rgb(224, 228, 233) 0px 1px 2px; padding: 2px 0px; z-index: 3;"><div class="P_Z1otACY H_6Fd5 W_6Fd5" data-test-id="shareButtonAnchor" style="height: 16px; padding: 5px 7px; width: 16px;" tabindex="-1"><br /></div><div class="P_Z1otACY H_6Fd5 W_6Fd5" data-test-id="shareButtonAnchor" style="height: 16px; padding: 5px 7px; width: 16px;" tabindex="-1"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><u><br /></u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><u>Attention All Quilt Market Consigners!</u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8wgL_HDsHIdQijUCeftB7NLvJDCGFG-addDDmnF4-LCckeDf7VKf1JlJIIq-1znrANNaPN7MPZMp3aPX5y86VQWn6vObQJw8d2V-__RcRYk9XSZ7poLaDH9tWHcPjAfxBiobIWf25ElY/" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.5692px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="199" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8wgL_HDsHIdQijUCeftB7NLvJDCGFG-addDDmnF4-LCckeDf7VKf1JlJIIq-1znrANNaPN7MPZMp3aPX5y86VQWn6vObQJw8d2V-__RcRYk9XSZ7poLaDH9tWHcPjAfxBiobIWf25ElY/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="261" /></a></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our new date for the Quilt Market is April 30th. Hopefully you’ve held on to your items and your spouse/partner hasn’t tortured you TOO much about it. If you are interested in consigning your items at the quilt market, please let me and/or Ellen know by the end of March. We are trying to get a ball park number of quilters that will be consigning so we can plan the Acorn Shop. If you are interested in helping with consigning, Ellen and I would welcome the help!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks, Jen and Ellen</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant</span></u></b></p><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">T</span>he theme this year will be International Travels- Real or Virtual: Pick a country outside of the US and design a quilt that represents that country. Go wild!</span></p><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time Frame - October 2021 - May 2022</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Size<br />Minimum - 18 " square<br />Maximum - none</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Categories for Prizes<br />Best Representation of Country<br />Best Use of Color<br />Most Original<br />Best Applique- While no applique is required in the quilt, there will be a ribbon for best applique for those who are so good at it.<br /><br />So get your creative juices flowing through the long winter months. Members will vote on winners at the May meeting . 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded and announced at the May meeting. If you have questions, please contact Angela Brant at 484-682-3871<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nothing new this month</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><u>Membership - Sara Reindel and Elizabeth Young</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">We had 25 members attend the March meeting and 2 guests.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at <span><a href="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us">marianne@thecaporales.us</a></span><span style="color: #222222;">. I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Marianne Coporale</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><u>Bits and Pieces From The Sewing World</u></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="background: white; color: #211a1e;">1. Needles are an ancient
technology:</span></strong><span style="background: white; color: #211a1e;"> and weren't always metal, pins were made
from fish bones, as well as from long thorns.<br />
</span><span style="color: #211a1e;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="background: white; color: #211a1e;">2.</span></strong><span style="background: white; color: #211a1e;"> <strong>Sewing was one of the fist skills the
Homo Sapiens learnt</strong>: Archeologist believe that people used to
sew as far back as 25,000 years ago.<br />
</span><span style="color: #211a1e;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="background: white; color: #211a1e;">3. Thread has transformed with time:</span></strong><span style="background: white; color: #211a1e;"> Nowadays, we mostly use wool, silk and cotton yarns but
early sewers used thread made from leather, thongs (this sounds intriguing), gut (any of you ever done this?) and grasses. </span><span style="color: #dd623c;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: white; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">4. JOANN is now </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=3c9045dcf3&e=c17e5e5c80" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration-line: none;">an authorized retailer of Liberty fabrics</span></a><span style="background: white; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">.</span><span style="color: #dd623c;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: white;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. </span></o:p></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: inherit; text-align: inherit;">Jody Rice’s love of cross stitch started where
you might expect: at her grandmother’s house. The two would spend weekends
together when Jody was a child, stitching while watching baseball games. As an
adult, Rice found herself once again cross stitching, but this time she meant
business. Launched in 2013, Rice is the face behind </span><a href="https://satsumastreet.com/" style="font-family: Lato-Regular; letter-spacing: inherit; text-align: inherit;"><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;">Satsuma Street</span></a><span style="background: white; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: inherit; text-align: inherit;">, a
cross stitch design company that offers both digital PDFs and printed cross
stitch patterns, as well as complete cross stitch kits. Rice’s tag line is
“changing people’s minds about cross stitch since 2013,” and if you take a look
at her modern colorful designs, you’ll see why.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KusLU3itx98Ok0nN-K4DBMe07Ws2Cr3RMehZq_ajFJoxthHug0jG76IoakfV8zu2wtapO7YhYGAJvxiTlg5LWOtTbMymu6kX_-Rxcq3vdQdeOOd_WlmWmEmw-VqSRpw4VsG01cMb_CuyrxnF_kOX83SOJj_3DSm2M2CGa0pBowqn1xC7BT-DM6EeLw/s504/CS-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KusLU3itx98Ok0nN-K4DBMe07Ws2Cr3RMehZq_ajFJoxthHug0jG76IoakfV8zu2wtapO7YhYGAJvxiTlg5LWOtTbMymu6kX_-Rxcq3vdQdeOOd_WlmWmEmw-VqSRpw4VsG01cMb_CuyrxnF_kOX83SOJj_3DSm2M2CGa0pBowqn1xC7BT-DM6EeLw/w304-h320/CS-1.jpg" width="304" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQcNLXQjQ8jhokZOYtMErk5R6wiEQwWDIcWQal_RcqIZuBD9nhHfo5o3xEY4cFyeiaZIWHDneEUZLkenXKdEmrEFlEmB85esgQciIfCc5fbD-NTEmtiZxsJyDJY5bRj17am2v86eMn4chKHsvLkTxJQT1G32XBEmzm9SuOaQOveAwdZp7UadxmLpcZA/s504/CS-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="504" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQcNLXQjQ8jhokZOYtMErk5R6wiEQwWDIcWQal_RcqIZuBD9nhHfo5o3xEY4cFyeiaZIWHDneEUZLkenXKdEmrEFlEmB85esgQciIfCc5fbD-NTEmtiZxsJyDJY5bRj17am2v86eMn4chKHsvLkTxJQT1G32XBEmzm9SuOaQOveAwdZp7UadxmLpcZA/s320/CS-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="background: white; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: inherit; text-align: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15.4375px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-78919151059023413472022-03-01T11:47:00.000-08:002022-03-01T11:47:51.095-08:00Penn Oaks Newsletter March 2022<p> Penn Oaks Newsletter, March 2022</p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13px;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Note</u></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello Quilters! Things are looking up,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is so exciting to be heading into Spring. We had a wonderful get away at the Amish View in Lancaster. We laughed and sewed and got our quilting groove on. Below are some of the photos. We hope next year to see many more of you at the get away.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivCsoGER_4zW6pbhcYTFEdJbRYBEIu4RMgOJhIrA2POOLvyICnWugkyvJ8eTWJxO2HmlgT-XPWA2qsvf015-qKCuaNG4dEQDXuwr5HNMCEE5OHhTwIwVpB57Ta2PyS1c9DVkfEzWg1AuH283D3YYHkrVZyLMaubBHU_QBKILi_N38ZMzsxjNJceGM7xg=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivCsoGER_4zW6pbhcYTFEdJbRYBEIu4RMgOJhIrA2POOLvyICnWugkyvJ8eTWJxO2HmlgT-XPWA2qsvf015-qKCuaNG4dEQDXuwr5HNMCEE5OHhTwIwVpB57Ta2PyS1c9DVkfEzWg1AuH283D3YYHkrVZyLMaubBHU_QBKILi_N38ZMzsxjNJceGM7xg=w249-h241" width="249" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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My Kaffe Fassett Quilt for the contest #sayyestokaffecollective2021 was awarded an honorable mention. How thrilling. It was super fun to enter and check out all the other quilts. I won some Kaffe Pre-cuts and 6 spools of Aurifil thread in Kaffe colors. If you ever get stuck in your quilting journey, a contest is a great way to get those creative juices flowing. Here are some photos of my entry. Don't forget your show and tell for the March meeting -- I can't wait to see what everyone is working on. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMLRyM2p__Ho2It4II5rGpPzqf2Thn1qJiu3WfFGM8EXzGZroM1acfOi_JhBPffdIzEJCeJfDueGkhN6EeRELIS3iB2hSdUty4bqCcpUfrer28Uz8LgV22i_ZzWoYLN9ncvlfrAl-XZ2_6FXHOcjVXM73tr6oiSwDwMlm4il-_sru4qIAiktWfNMj-ng=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMLRyM2p__Ho2It4II5rGpPzqf2Thn1qJiu3WfFGM8EXzGZroM1acfOi_JhBPffdIzEJCeJfDueGkhN6EeRELIS3iB2hSdUty4bqCcpUfrer28Uz8LgV22i_ZzWoYLN9ncvlfrAl-XZ2_6FXHOcjVXM73tr6oiSwDwMlm4il-_sru4qIAiktWfNMj-ng=w277-h279" width="277" /></span></a></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIPZYdheH3D1yHpH4RWfa1Vr08bHr2XLiUIf0vjRNx9Ano5uUifK7YpsHaofwwJUImWuwnPV4570u0vnNJCE5xR9OJimf1b1hAHSX9mcO7EHHr3M4IyvHpLdmdE5WLn-KH4Dv18tiFAatw2A6FsDKQp8OhmIIEoA85I8NwOU-Wj182fXu1tr5-1Sf-Eg=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIPZYdheH3D1yHpH4RWfa1Vr08bHr2XLiUIf0vjRNx9Ano5uUifK7YpsHaofwwJUImWuwnPV4570u0vnNJCE5xR9OJimf1b1hAHSX9mcO7EHHr3M4IyvHpLdmdE5WLn-KH4Dv18tiFAatw2A6FsDKQp8OhmIIEoA85I8NwOU-Wj182fXu1tr5-1Sf-Eg=w276-h247" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please consider volunteering to lead our guild next year. We have many open positions and we could use some new faces on the board. Ellen McMillen has been on the board for 13 of the past 15 years and I think I have been on the board about 10 of the last 15. Time for some new faces. Look for communications from the nominating committee about open positions (we could also use some volunteers for the nominating committee. Contact Jen Burke for more details. Consider partnering with a friend to share the work load. <br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Open positions are:<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">President<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Treasurer<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Assistant to program chair<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Corresponding Secretary<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recording Secretary</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am not sure about membership and ways and means. Still need to find out if current board members are returning. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Follow the link to the by-laws for a description of the roles and responsibilities. <a class="yiv4536080526enhancr_card_6640626461" href="http://www.pennoaksquilters.org/guild-documents.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guild Documents</a></span></p><div style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7yahoo-link-enhancr-card yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7ymail-preserve-class yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7ymail-preserve-style" data-size="MEDIUM" data-type="YENHANCER" data-url="http://www.pennoaksquilters.org/guild-documents.html" id="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7enhancr_card_6640626461" style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; max-width: 400px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" href="http://www.pennoaksquilters.org/guild-documents.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; text-decoration-line: none !important;" target="_blank"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-wrapper yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width: 400px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;" width="400"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7yahoo-ignore-table" style="border-color: rgb(224, 228, 233); border-radius: 2px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; max-width: 400px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/EhOVsNpyCYRPTbcRxureEQ--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/http://www.pennoaksquilters.org/uploads/5/7/2/2/57228341/published/po-logo-pink-green01_1.png.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-primary-image-cell" height="175" style="background-color: black; background-size: cover; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px; position: relative; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-overlay-container-table yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7yahoo-ignore-table" style="width: 398px;"><tbody><tr><td background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png" bgcolor="transparent" class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-overlay-cell" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7yahoo-ignore-table" style="height: 175px; min-height: 175px; width: 398px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-richInfo2" style="padding: 15px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal;"></td><td class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-actions" style="padding: 15px 15px 0px 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal;"><div class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-info yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7yahoo-ignore-table" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233); max-width: 400px; position: relative; width: 398px; z-index: 2;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 2px; padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal;"></td><td style="border-radius: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 12px 24px 16px 12px; vertical-align: middle; width: 350px; word-break: normal;"><h2 class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-title" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; max-width: 314px;">Guild Documents</h2><p class="yiv4536080526ydpa2ebdbf7card-description" style="color: #979ea8; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px;">The Penn Oaks Quilt Guild follows Roberts Rules of Order. As part of that process the following item structure,...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="card-controls-injection-wrapper" style="height: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 400px; z-index: 3;"><div class="p_a T_6Fd5 R_6Fd5" style="position: absolute; right: 16px; top: 16px;"><div class="I_ak5mD e_dRA j_2kgqsw P_wpoVE" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: rgb(224, 228, 233) 0px 1px 2px; padding: 2px 0px; z-index: 3;"><div class="P_Z1otACY H_6Fd5 W_6Fd5" data-test-id="shareButtonAnchor" style="height: 16px; padding: 5px 7px; width: 16px;" tabindex="-1"><button class="c27KHO0_n b_0 M_0 i_0 I_T y_Z2hYGcu A_6EqO r_P C_q cvhIH6_T P_0" data-test-id="icon-btn-share_social" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; appearance: none; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" tabindex="-1" title="Share" type="button"><span class="D_F ab_C gl_C W_6D6F" style="align-items: center; display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 16px;"><svg class="D_X W_6Fd5 H_6Fd5 cdPFi_Z281SGl cZW7ROP_n en_0 cvhIH6_T" viewbox="0 0 20 20"><path d="M13.2 12.1c-.6 0-1.2.2-1.7.6l-2.3-1.6c.1-.3.2-.7.2-1.1s-.1-.7-.2-1.1l2.3-1.6c.5.3 1.1.6 1.7.6 1.6 0 2.9-1.3 2.9-2.9s-1.3-3-2.9-3-2.9 1.3-2.9 2.9c0 .4.1.7.2 1.1L8.2 7.6c-.5-.3-1.1-.5-1.8-.5-1.6 0-2.9 1.3-2.9 2.9s1.3 2.9 2.9 2.9c.6 0 1.2-.2 1.7-.6l2.3 1.6c-.1.3-.2.7-.2 1.1 0 1.6 1.3 2.9 2.9 2.9S16 16.6 16 15s-1.2-2.9-2.8-2.9z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><u>Guest Editorial</u></b></div><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">It was a long time coming, thanks to Covid, but we finally had a Getaway to the Amish View in Intercourse. The Getaway was simply wonderful! We laughed, quilted, shopped and told two years worth of stories. The Amish View was as wonderful as ever. The Great Room with the fire place was welcoming and it felt like we were home at last. There were, however some changes, which we did not confirm with management, that were potentially problematic. First, the Queen size beds didn't seem to be Queen size, but this was of minor concern. The toilet bowl size was another matter. It seemed that the hotel had updated to the mini-size toilet bowls. We did not confirm this with management but there was unanimous agreement that the bowls had shrunk since our last visit. It was a long way down and a difficult trip up. This was a problem for all of us and it almost reached critical mass when someone discovered the rest room on the bottom floor next to the pool. This had a comfort type toilet and so we were all saved. We had one other potentially harmful occurrence. One of our members went to battle with the removable shower head and lost gloriously. She was not hurt but the water went everywhere but the tub: the walls, floors, ceiling. There was no permanent damage, that we know of, and we were all super vigilant when taking a shower.</p><div style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><u>Programs</u></b></div></span></span></div><div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a great speaker Meg was! I was impressed with her knowledge
of all things quilting!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">March will be Linda, the reluctant quilter. Linda calls
herself a reluctant quilter because she doesn’t like to sew! While we will be
in person, Linda will be remote on zoom. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let us know if you have any ideas for speakers in the
future. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen and Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Donna and Jen are still looking for someone to aid them in searching for the next board! If you can help, please let us know. If you want to volunteer for a position, please let us know! We need volunteers to make our quilt group a success! </span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><u>Attention All Quilt Market Consigners!</u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8wgL_HDsHIdQijUCeftB7NLvJDCGFG-addDDmnF4-LCckeDf7VKf1JlJIIq-1znrANNaPN7MPZMp3aPX5y86VQWn6vObQJw8d2V-__RcRYk9XSZ7poLaDH9tWHcPjAfxBiobIWf25ElY/" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.5692px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="199" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8wgL_HDsHIdQijUCeftB7NLvJDCGFG-addDDmnF4-LCckeDf7VKf1JlJIIq-1znrANNaPN7MPZMp3aPX5y86VQWn6vObQJw8d2V-__RcRYk9XSZ7poLaDH9tWHcPjAfxBiobIWf25ElY/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="261" /></a></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our new date for the Quilt Market is April 30th. Hopefully you’ve held on to your items and your spouse/partner hasn’t tortured you TOO much about it. If you are interested in consigning your items at the quilt market, please let me and/or Ellen know by the end of March. We are trying to get a ball park number of quilters that will be consigning so we can plan the Acorn Shop. If you are interested in helping with consigning, Ellen and I would welcome the help!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks, Jen and Ellen</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant</span></u></b></p><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">T</span>he theme this year will be International Travels- Real or Virtual: Pick a country outside of the US and design a quilt that represents that country. Go wild!</span></p><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time Frame - October 2021 - May 2022</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Size<br />Minimum - 18 " square<br />Maximum - none</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Categories for Prizes<br />Best Representation of Country<br />Best Use of Color<br />Most Original<br />Best Applique- While no applique is required in the quilt, there will be a ribbon for best applique for those who are so good at it.<br /><br />So get your creative juices flowing through the long winter months. Members will vote on winners at the May meeting . 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded and announced at the May meeting. If you have questions, please contact Angela Brant at 484-682-3871<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pop-Up Sale-Fabric and Quilting Goodies</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ways & Means will be bringing a portion of the donated items to the in-person meetings. rember to bring cash or checks so you don't miss out!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 17.5692px; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 83.25pt 0in 0in;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at <span><a href="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us">marianne@thecaporales.us</a></span><span style="color: #222222;">. I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Marianne Coporale</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><u>Bits and Pieces From The Sewing World</u></b></span></div><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Quilt and fabric designer </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=bd27ee57f9&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jinny Beyer is retiring </a><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">after 50 years in the industry.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;" /></p><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15.4375px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For more than four decades, Jinny has been quilting, teaching, writing books and designing fabrics for quilters. She is world-renowned for her fabric designs (manufactured by RJR Fabrics), and especially for her border prints. Jinny has traveled world-wide to teach. She’s the author of twelve books, including The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns, an encyclopedia of more than 4000 patchwork blocks that incorporates historical and drafting information — a 6-year labor of love. Jinny loves to garden and cook and lives just outside Washington, D.C. in Great Falls, Virginia. Her own quilts, as well as antique ones, adorn the beds and walls of her 260-year-old historic farm house home.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Lato-Regular; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Lato-Regular;">F</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ebruary 2, 2022 – A Note from Jinny</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, it had to happen sometime! I have made the decision to finally retire. Over the next few months, we will be winding down my online shop and I will design my last fabric collection.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My quilting journey began more than 50 years ago. During that time, I have written books, created countless fabric and quilt designs, and met thousands of wonderful quilters from around the world. Quilting has given me so many lasting friendships and has been the source and center of my creative energies.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Lato-Regular; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=4fee5f6ebe&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #e9662f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px; outline-color: var(--thin-outline-color); outline-style: dotted; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Psychic Outlaw makes coats</a><span face=""Source Sans Pro", helvetica, arial, lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #686868; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> from quilts (send your own, or use one of theirs)</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Lato-Regular; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Lato-Regular; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/psychic.outlaw/">Psychic Outlaw (@psychic.outlaw) • Instagram photos and videos</a></p></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato-Regular; margin: 0px 0px 15.4375px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: inherit; text-align: inherit;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><u>2022 Quilting and Fiber Arts Events
Nearby (sorta!) (Borrowed from the Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild)</u></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: inherit; text-shadow: inherit; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">“Faith Ringgold: American People” at The New Museum in New York City.
February 17, 2022 through June 5, 2022.
https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/faith-ringgold-american-people
“</span></p></div></div><p>Another American’s Autobiography: Selections from the Petrucci Family
Foundation’s Collection of African American Art” the Sigal Museum in Easton, PA.
Now through July 10, 2022. https://sigalmuseum.org/exhibits/</p><p>“This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World” at the Renwick Gallery in
Washington, D.C. May 13, 2022 through April 2nd, 2023.
https://americanart.si.edu/visit/renwick</p><p> “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art By Women” at the Smithsonian American
Art Museum in Washington, D. C. November 18, 2022 – April 16, 2023.
https://americanart.si.edu/</p><p> “Wild and Untamed. Dunton’s Discover of the Baltimore Album Quilts” at the
Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, MD. Now through
September 2023. https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed/ </p><p>“Sacred Threads: Expressing Life’s Journeys” at Floris United Methodist Church in
Herndon, VA (near Washington, D.C.) July 14 – 24, 2022.
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/ LMQG Trip Planned</p></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970484045817556081.post-6540206781550731692022-01-27T07:09:00.003-08:002022-01-28T05:20:59.912-08:00Penn Oaks Newsletter<p> <b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Message</u></b></p><div class="date-posts" style="background-color: white;"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8514676049065378238" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1974460207060567859" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello Quilters,</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br clear="none" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What are you working on this month? I am working like a dervish to complete a quilt for the #sayyestokaffecollective2021. Here is a pile of some of the trimmings. I gotta get this done by Valentines Day. Wish me luck. It is a pattern based on broken dishes and there are 2500 tiny triangles in the quilt, I should never have counted. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDjBUX8cvTO0D4iqX2oxNw9kWLpFLc6DAjNIXHI6jMdoo3Tnscd7gC6yHsJj5O9mhdEWBC1GD5U6fUosG4WZxAmYl3zLTXhQAlC0c60uqmOIcvX6gUrezib8cFcCfK3oPjAGB_1nM5s5c3xYVoy7hN0V7WNUlab9Ufial_UYB91xbNN5HHl_BJTx92Ag=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDjBUX8cvTO0D4iqX2oxNw9kWLpFLc6DAjNIXHI6jMdoo3Tnscd7gC6yHsJj5O9mhdEWBC1GD5U6fUosG4WZxAmYl3zLTXhQAlC0c60uqmOIcvX6gUrezib8cFcCfK3oPjAGB_1nM5s5c3xYVoy7hN0V7WNUlab9Ufial_UYB91xbNN5HHl_BJTx92Ag=w536-h327" width="536" /></a></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1974460207060567859" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">Which brings me to this cute meme my husband sent me. Not much house work getting done until this quilt is completed.</span><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLULTLamCtTrEdD7boVIkaNoDZBJRKNiDBjzCevyzZzdjPIguiphInMB3vkBSD8fm6ENEpsnRgDGHbgOOawMty3FkURqMcGtJUwvtIj0REcoEVrK_Y5FO8XboBUSmuG8zuJeDR9UQuBGrHXiFfyNA0rgdk1s-iFvAmHjhKawSD3wilBidCaKs_IOi8HQ=s526" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLULTLamCtTrEdD7boVIkaNoDZBJRKNiDBjzCevyzZzdjPIguiphInMB3vkBSD8fm6ENEpsnRgDGHbgOOawMty3FkURqMcGtJUwvtIj0REcoEVrK_Y5FO8XboBUSmuG8zuJeDR9UQuBGrHXiFfyNA0rgdk1s-iFvAmHjhKawSD3wilBidCaKs_IOi8HQ=s320" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></b><p></p><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy quilting everyone. </span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"></b></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Robin</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>Programs</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">February will be Meg Cox. <strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333;">400
Years of Quilts At the Click of a Mouse</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">As former president of the national nonprofit
Quilt Alliance, Meg often gives lectures about the amazing online resources of
the Alliance and other quilt archives. These include an oral history project
archived at the Library of Congress, and the Quilt Index, an online repository
of more than 60,000 quilts. Did you know that you can study every single
quilt owned by the Metropolitan Museum online? Or that you can view every
exhibit at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum virtually? <b>Editors Note: I have two books (Baroque Tapestry Quilts, Navajo Weaving Quilts) and several quilts (one from Rob Lodi) archived at the International Quilt Study Museum). </b>Meg
gives audiences the story behind some amazing quilts and gives them ideas for
taking inspiration from online quilts <em>without breaking copyright laws. <o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">March will be Linda, the reluctant quilter. Linda calls herself a
reluctant quilter because she doesn’t like to sew! Not sure if we’ll be meeting
in person or not, it will depend on weather and the boards, but Linda will be
remote on zoom. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Any questions or thoughts about future programs, please reach out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks, Jen and Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><u>Attention All Quilt Market Consigners!</u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8wgL_HDsHIdQijUCeftB7NLvJDCGFG-addDDmnF4-LCckeDf7VKf1JlJIIq-1znrANNaPN7MPZMp3aPX5y86VQWn6vObQJw8d2V-__RcRYk9XSZ7poLaDH9tWHcPjAfxBiobIWf25ElY/" style="clear: left; color: #2288bb; font-size: 17.5692px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="199" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8wgL_HDsHIdQijUCeftB7NLvJDCGFG-addDDmnF4-LCckeDf7VKf1JlJIIq-1znrANNaPN7MPZMp3aPX5y86VQWn6vObQJw8d2V-__RcRYk9XSZ7poLaDH9tWHcPjAfxBiobIWf25ElY/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="261" /></a></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our new date for the Quilt Market is April 30th. Hopefully you’ve held on to your items and your spouse/partner hasn’t tortured you TOO much about it. If you are interested in consigning your items at the quilt market, please let me and/or Ellen know by the end of January. We are trying to get a ball park number of quilters that will be consigning so we can plan the Acorn Shop. If you are interested in helping with consigning, Ellen and I would welcome the help!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks, Jen and Ellen</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Bits and Pieces From the Sewing World</u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Granny squares are everywhere! <b>Editors Note: They say that what goes around, comes around but I never heard of them!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We’ve seen a resurgence in the use of granny squares, a practice
that has been around since colonial times. In early America, it was common
practice to save yarn and fiber from old socks and sweaters and crochet them into
small squares. These squares were then sewn together into a colorful blanket.
In this modern-day comeback, squares are being used for everything from hair
accessories and home decor to chunky sweaters and funky dusters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s our roundup of patterns, books, and products that are
making granny squares new again.<span style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.stitchandstory.us/products/nonnas-throw-pdf-pattern-yarn-bundle" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; font-size: 19.5pt; padding: 0in;">Nonna’s
Throw PDF Pattern & Yarn Bundle</span></a>: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">T</span>his <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">granny</span> <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">square</span> blanket
pattern and yarn bundle is perfect for the modern crafter. Revamped with simple
and chic color combinations, and using Stitch & Story super chunky
Homestead Yarn, this fresh take on a traditional crochet project will feel just
as cozy and special as its predecessors</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">stitchandstory.us<span style="color: #0093ac; font-size: 19.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-ultimate-granny-square-sourcebook-100-contemporary-motifs-to-mix-and-match/9789491643293" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; font-size: 19.5pt; padding: 0in;">The
Ultimate Granny Square Sourcebook</span></a><span style="color: #0093ac; font-size: 19.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 4; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #dd623c; font-size: 13.5pt;">J</span>oke Vermeiren<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; vertical-align: baseline;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This unique granny square collection combines the styles of 23
creative designers from all over the world, who each bring their best game to
the table. With ample suggestions for captivating combinations, written
instructions as well as clear graphs for every square in the book, stitch
instructions and techniques for blocking and joining, this sourcebook goes above
and beyond to show you the endless possibilities of granny square crochet. <o:p></o:p>bookshop.org</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Learn to piece together granny squares to create a stylish
headband. This crochet tutorial gives simple to follow instructions that will
leave you with a cute, versatile hair accessory. <o:p></o:p>youtube.com/crochet headband</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/Granny-Square-Flowers-Botanical-Crochet-Motifs/30874907856/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade-_-product_id=COM9781589237803USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoNWOBhCwARIsAAiHnEiGSvHxJRWSyHx1XYjUKlxTr_xuge39kOb_K868aJAEZvcjauSIpDIaAoVKEALw_wcB" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; font-size: 19.5pt; padding: 0in;">Granny
Square Flowers: 50 Botanical Crochet Motifs and 15 Original Projects</span></a>: abebooks.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 4; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Margaret Hubert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Learn 50 all-new granny squares with a botanical theme, then
apply your squares to 15 new projects <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">including clothing for babies,
children, and adults; fashion accessories, home décor items, and gifts.</span> Each
granny square is presented in a large, full-color photo accompanied by both
written and diagrammed instructions.<span style="color: #686868; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://davidandcharles.com/product/3d-granny-squares/" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; font-size: 19.5pt; padding: 0in;">3D Granny Squares</span></a>; davidandcharles.com<span style="color: #0093ac; font-size: 19.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 4; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Celine Semaan (Crafty CC), Caitie Moore (Thoresby Cottage) and
Sharna Moore (Sweet Sharna)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The humble granny square is given a fresh new look in this
collection of 100 3D granny square crochet patterns. The patterns are divided
up into categories including flowers, animals, food and motifs. There are also
ten fun projects showing how to use your granny squares.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant</span></u></b></p><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">T</span>he theme this year will be International Travels- Real or Virtual: Pick a country outside of the US and design a quilt that represents that country. Go wild!</span></p><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time Frame - October 2021 - May 2022</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Size<br />Minimum - 18 " square<br />Maximum - none</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Categories for Prizes<br />Best Representation of Country<br />Best Use of Color<br />Most Original<br />Best Applique- While no applique is required in the quilt, there will be a ribbon for best applique for those who are so good at it.<br /><br />So get your creative juices flowing through the long winter months. Members will vote on winners at the May meeting . 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded and announced at the May meeting. If you have questions, please contact Angela Brant at 484-682-3871<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pop-Up Sale-Fabric and Quilting Goodies</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ways & Means will be bringing a portion of the donated items to the in-person meetings. rember to bring cash or checks so you don't miss out!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 17.5692px; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 83.25pt 0in 0in;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at <span><a href="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us">marianne@thecaporales.us</a></span><span style="color: #222222;">. I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Marianne Coporale</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 17.5692px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"></div></div><div class="H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU" data-test-id="toolbar-hover-area" style="align-items: center; display: flex; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px; height: 64px; margin-left: -8px; margin-right: -20px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C" data-test-id="card-toolbar" style="cursor: default; display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 876.2px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; 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min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8514676049065378238" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1974460207060567859" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello Quilters and welcome to 2022. I was going to spend this communication looking forward to better times but instead I feel the need to look back. We lost one of our beloved members in December. Suzanne Stiverson passed away from a stroke after years of struggling with her health including surviving bladder cancer. I would like to take this time to reflect on her many contributions to our guild because we have some new members who may not know her. Suzanne was a consultant working for Hewlett Packard before she retired when I met her. I first worked with her on our quilt show, she was the chair and leader. She set Penn Oaks up for financial success when she re-invigorated the show back in the mid 2000s. She organized a large committee, wrote all the communications, found the venue, signed up vendors and set up a template for running the show. She was not one to take no for an answer and she had great follow through for executing on a plan. The fact that we have resources to continue to have speakers during this difficult time is in many ways due to her efforts on the quilt show. She also was a passionate applique quilter with a love of jewel tones and beading. Suzanne is survived by her husband Jack, a son and two grand-daughters. She was a resilient force of nature and I will miss her. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Robin</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>Programs</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">J<span style="font-family: verdana;">anuary will be all virtual and includes Mary the Tell Tale Quilter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mary has been an avid quilter for over 25 years, creating countless quilts for her children, friends, weddings, and births. Building on this passion, she has been exploring the field of fiber art. In 2009, Mary began to make “quilted home portraits” of houses, using a technique she developed and perfected. By 2012 Mary was creating portraits of people. She has won many awards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">February will also be all virtual and Meg Cox will be our presenter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Any questions or thoughts about future programs, please reach out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks, Jen and Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Bits and Pieces From the Sewing World</u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><span style="color: #686868; font-family: verdana;">1. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whenever Alyson Chu ventured into a local yarn store, she wondered, where was the crochet equivalent of Amirusu</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">, Pompom, or Laine magazines? Chu, who has undergraduate degrees in art, art history, and linguistics and an M.A. in publishing, decided to create the publication she wanted to see in the world—and make it all about crochet so she started Moorit, an indie crochet magazine.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. AccuQuilt Has been acquired by<span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> private equity firm WILsquare Capital.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">3. If you'd like, you can now disable embeds on your Instagram posts so that folks can't embed your images on websites. </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=a9e0f33c04&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Here's how.</span></a> https://mashable.com/article/how-to-disable-instagram-embeds?utm_source=pocket_mylist</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">4</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">. Rhianna from Ello Lovey is doing her annual </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=6edb08eca6&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Doodle-a-Day</span> </a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">again in January. Follow along on Instagram to get the year off to a creative start.</span><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> </span><span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="https://blog.spoonflower.com/2021/12/third-annual-doodle-a-day-challenge-with-ello-lovey/?utm_source=pocket_mylist"><span style="color: black;">https://blog.spoonflower.com/2021/12/third-annual-doodle-a-day-challenge-with-ello-lovey/?utm_source=pocket_mylist</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">5. Meta has launched a new AI tool </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=cd844fc9e3&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">t<span style="color: black;">hat can animate kids' drawings</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2021/12/using-ai-to-animate-childrens-drawings/"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">https://about.fb.com/news/2021/12/using-ai-to-animate-childrens-drawings/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Attention All Quilt Market Consigners!</u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our new date is being set for the Quilt Market. Hopefully you’ve held on to your items and your spouse/partner hasn’t tortured you TOO much about it. If you are interested in consigning your items at the quilt market, please let me and/or Ellen know by the end of January. We are trying to get a ball park number of quilters that will be consigning so we can plan the Acorn Shop. If you are interested in helping with consigning, Ellen and I would welcome the help!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks, Jen and Ellen</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2021 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant</span></u></b></p><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">T</span>he theme this year will be International Travels- Real or Virtual: Pick a country outside of the US and design a quilt that represents that country. Go wild!</span></p><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time Frame - October 2021 - May 2022</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Size<br />Minimum - 18 " square<br />Maximum - none</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Categories for Prizes<br />Best Representation of Country<br />Best Use of Color<br />Most Original<br />Best Applique- While no applique is required in the quilt, there will be a ribbon for best applique for those who are so good at it.<br /><br />So get your creative juices flowing through the long winter months. Members will vote on winners at the May meeting . 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded and announced at the May meeting. If you have questions, please contact Angela Brant at 484-682-3871<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pop-Up Sale-Fabric and Quilting Goodies</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ways & Means will be bringing a portion of the donated items to the in-person meetings. rember to bring cash or checks so you don't miss out!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 17.5692px; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 83.25pt 0in 0in;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <u style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature" style="color: #222222;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> If you know of a guild member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at <span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us">marianne@thecaporales.us</a></span>. 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color: #222222;"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8514676049065378238" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1974460207060567859" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Interim president’s letter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wow, what a different year this year is. Holiday travel is
up, people are starting to go places, and get together with family. For a year
that initially seemed to put a wig on 2020 and waltz its crazy butt back in,
this feels refreshing. As does meeting in person! I feel like we aren’t at our
“new normal” yet, but are edging that much closer to it! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">With 32 days to Christmas, I have started knitting an Afghan
for a friend of mine. Knitting and crochet in the evenings were typically
easier, a blanket in progress (much like binding) keeps me warmer, and Nate and
I could watch TV without a sewing machine going. Now the pugs like to eat my crochet. Poppy
tries to eat the hook, literally chewing on the thing as I’m attempting to
stick it in the next stitch and Zoe likes to chew and play with the yarn ball
and the project. I had such Norman Rockwell expectations of them laying in my
lap under the soft blankets that all I can do is laugh. They do much better
with knitting, although now Poppy has taken to lay across my chest in protest
of me doing anything (texting, drinking water, knitting, or even using the
remote!). This may be a present for next Christmas. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking of presents, my 7-year-old nephew ate directly out
of the ice cream pint at our “Famsgiving” celebration. I see hints of them when
they will become bottomless pits of calorie needs and wants. Alex’s new thing
is Pokémon, so he’ll be getting a pint holder in Pokémon fabric. I’m going to
try to make some microwave bowls as well. I’m sure after I start decking my
halls and making some Hershey kiss cookies, I’ll be ready for the holiday
season! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Any concerns, questions, or any other issues that come up
during my brief tenure, please send me an email or text me and we’ll set up a
time to talk. Happy quilting, looking at quilty things, talking to quilty
people, being your best quilty self! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wow, what a fantastic space we now have at Covenant! The barn
quilts were amazing and what a story teller Suzi was. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In December we will celebrate 35 years of Penn
Oaks Quilters! Please join us for cake and a holiday celebration! This is an
in-person celebration only and will not have a zoom link.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;">January will be solely on zoom. With the
winter weather wreaking havoc on our meetings in the past, we wanted to make
sure that we could meet during the dark and dreary days of winter! In January
we have Mary the “telltale artist” presenting quilted homes. She was the
inspiration for Donna’s story quilt and we look forward to her quilting
journey. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen and Donna</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the spirit of "Christmas's Past" revisited, we offer a Presidents message from long ago. In 2000 Kathleen and I were co-presidents and we had a monthly "He sez, She sezs" column for the newsletter.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xrtl"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the PennOak newsletter ca 2000.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><u>He Sez:</u> </i>This is the first anniversary of the <i>She Sez </i>Folly, otherwise know as "The Blue Plate Special" or "The Hippo." It all started a year ago on what I expected to be a quiet, lazy Saturday. We had a great week in which we did our version of cleaning (which consisted of buying 12 more bins in which to stuff quilting stuff).<i> She Sez </i>woke, sat up and said those dreaded words, "I have a thought"!." Wouldn't it be nice if she made The Blue Rhapsody Quilt. She loved blue and white, it would look great on the bed; she could use it for the Challenge; and some of the money from the fabric purchase would go to Cancer Research. I pointed out to her that it was a large pieced quilt, with paper piecing and quilting as you go, none of which she ever did before. She replied that there was a very good picture in the magazine--more than enough direction for her and I could show her how to paper piece and quilt as you go. After all, what did I think she kept me around for??!!! The next thing I knew, she was sitting in the car and we were off on a 6 hour, 200mile jaunt to every quilt store within a radius of 50 miles to find the special Blue Rhapsody fabric.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All went well until we got side-tracked with the 56 Christmas projects. Then there was the catastrophe of not finishing before The Challenge. Fortunately, there were several snow days and it got finished but not without much weeping and wailing. She had to quilt the borders after the quilt was together. By the way, it weighed a ton, thus the "Hippo" designation. She was so tired (but elated) when it was over the she swore, "No more big quilts--ever!" (1-see below) </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The quilt, which is beautiful and cheery, sits on our bed: and we are installing air conditioning so we can keep it cold enough to leave the quilt on all summer. We had a quilt celebration and I wait patiently for "<i>She Sez"</i> to have another thought.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u><i>1. Update: </i></u>In the intervening years I heard </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">"No more big quilts--ever!" many times. We have any number of large Applique quilts. The last time it was uttered was in 2019 when she was almost finished with a giant Tula Pink quilt. It survived through the Pandemic but was ignored in early Spring 2021 when she started yet another large, complicated Applique quilt. I expect the "no more forever" will be uttered in the next week or so.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>She Sez:</i> I'm so glad that I serve as a constant source of amusement for <i>He Sez. </i>While <i>He Sez</i> is dazzling you with his clever stories I must be practical and ask you to help with our raffle quilt sales opportunity at the Farmer's Marked in Strafford on March 24 and 25. If you are able to sell tickets on Friday see Marie: if you can help on Saturday see Bob or me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were able, thanks to Bev Pierce, to watch a home recorded video of Alex Anderson's quilt show. It was great! But, alas we subscribe to Suburban Cable which does not broadcast the Home and Garden Network. I then called Suburban Cable at 610-383-4383. They informed me that if enough subscribers call and that they will join the HGTV Network. Sooo..If you are so inclined and are a subcriber call and let your feeling be heard and maybe you can make a change.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<i>She Sez" Update: </i>To this day whenever I say, "I have a thought", the color drains from his face.</span></p><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-104990546838621440" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2021 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">T</span>he theme this year will be International Travels- Real or Virtual: Pick a country outside of the US and design a quilt that represents that country. Go wild!</span></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5692px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time Frame - October 2021 - May 2022</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Size<br />Minimum - 18 " square<br />Maximum - none</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Categories for Prizes<br />Best Representation of Country<br />Best Use of Color<br />Most Original<br />Best Applique- While no applique is required in the quilt, there will be a ribbon for best applique for those who are so good at it.<br /><br />So get your creative juices flowing through the long winter months. Members will vote on winners at the May meeting . 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded and announced at the May meeting. If you have questions, please contact Angela Brant at 484-682-3871<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: red;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 83.25pt 0in 0in;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; 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font-size: 11.5pt;">’</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">t miss out!</span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 48.15pt;"><td style="border: 1pt none black; height: 48.15pt; padding: 0in; width: 233.3pt;" valign="top" width="311"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 83.25pt 0in 0in;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; 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min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-header" style="font-size: 10.8px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1974460207060567859" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 813px;"><p style="font-size: 13.2px;"> <b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u>President's Message</u></b></p><p style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">Interim president’s letter</span></p><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2717576166517577905" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; 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clear: both; color: #1d2228; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn4g6nTxquxKNAq9ECIyHaZZL6DwtzdzZDJIVqKhqKN9b1fdJz0PlgUjJEu0JqNLea6Zs8udh9xWFbIur3L75w2TMFj1xtPmfQFJ344tOEfALjz3IYRBz0-ntVf0ng9MRZ4C2hAlM0RU2FTky3bYKoj48HrqnDBSng65kvzjY8fZrCXEnDN-6-MTICgQ=s720" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="720" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn4g6nTxquxKNAq9ECIyHaZZL6DwtzdzZDJIVqKhqKN9b1fdJz0PlgUjJEu0JqNLea6Zs8udh9xWFbIur3L75w2TMFj1xtPmfQFJ344tOEfALjz3IYRBz0-ntVf0ng9MRZ4C2hAlM0RU2FTky3bYKoj48HrqnDBSng65kvzjY8fZrCXEnDN-6-MTICgQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #1d2228; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;"><br /></p></span><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we were little, my father always waited until the (literal) bitter end to put on the heat. One day he came home to us all sitting on the couch with our coats, hats, and gloves on, huddling under a blanket. Hyperbole for sure, but effective. “Fine, I’ll put the heat on” as he stormed down the basement steps. That burning smell of the first time the heat goes on always makes me laugh a bit.</span><br /><br /> <br /><br />This weather always makes me want to snuggle under a<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="background-color: white;"> quilt
or a blanket. I must confess that I haven’t quilted a thing since this pandemic
started. At first, I was just working all the time and now I have puppies who
need tons of attention (and get in a LOT of trouble in mom’s sewing room). I’ve
done masks and I’ve made blocks, but I haven’t had the thrill of finishing
anything. And really, I’m at my best when I’m quilting a few times a week.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;">So, I’m going to challenge myself to be kinder about the
should haves. Instead of “I should have spent 20 minutes a day quilting” (after
the 30 minutes on the bike, prepping 3 nutritious meals a day, working 10+
hours a day, and laundry—does yours reproduce like mine does????), I’m going to
just strive to do something quilt related a day. Maybe I’ll look at some
quilting websites. Maybe I’ll sew something crazy with a pug on my lap so I can
unpick it the next night, but I’ll do something each day that’s pretty…. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;">As far as guild updates, we have made the decision to move
all our hybrid meetings to Covenant Church. They have amazing technology and
our hybrid meeting went extremely smoothly due to that Owl that they have
there. Although the fee is a bit more than Frazer Mennonite, speakers and guild
members will not have to compete with the church service going on upstairs. We
are also only paying each time we use the church, so we will not be charged for
use during our planned zoom meetings in January and February. This plan was in
motion after our September meeting, but having a really good experience at the
new (old?) church helped us cement the deal. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;">Any concerns, questions, or any other issues that come up
during my brief tenure, please send me an email or text me and we’ll set up a
time to talk. Happy quilting, looking at quilty things, talking to quilty
people, being your best quilty self! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;">Jen</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;">The in person meetings will be held at <b>New Location Covenant Presbyterian Church at 7pm on October 11th</b> in the Church Basement. The church is on Rt. 30:400 Lancaster Ave, Malvern. It is between Rt. 352 and the Fraser Mennonite Church.</p></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Members that attend are required to wear a mask. This way we can meet the needs of all our members respecting comfort levels and keeping us from passing around the virus. </span></p></span></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><p></p><div id="yiv0861684817yMail_cursorElementTracker_1629380118564"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: 18pt;">Programs</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wow, what a fantastic space we now have at Covenant! The helper for our October meeting was VERY impressed with the set up and the program we had. Come out if you want to or are comfortable doing so or stay home and watch from home!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">November’s program is Suzi Parron speaking about Barn quilts<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="xrtl">Per Suzi’s Website: I travel full time by RV, speaking to quilt guilds, libraries, civic organizations--whoever would like to hear more about barn quilts! My talk will take you on a journey along the quilt trail, beginning with the very first barn quilt, which stemmed from Donna Sue Groves and her wish to honor her mother's quilting art. The presentation features over one hundred stunning photographs of barn quilts, some of which rival cloth quilts in their intricacy. You will hear stories of some of the individuals who have painted quilt blocks to honor loved ones or their local culture, along with a few humorous anecdotes. The presentation is both informative and entertaining, as we explore the way in which our quilting heritage takes on new meaning as this movement continues to expand. Please email </span><a href="mailto:suziparron@gmail.com" target="_self"><span color="windowtext">suziparron@gmail.com</span></a><span class="xrtl"> or phone 678-478-6906 for further information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="xrtl">In December we will celebrate 35 years of Penn Oaks Quilters! Please join us for cake and a holiday celebration!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xrtl"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We are doing the block swap. If you want to play, bring a holiday themed 12.5 x 12.5 inch block to swap at the party. </span><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="xrtl">Jen and Donna</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Scraps and Pieces from the Sewing World</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Janome </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">means the eye of the snake in Japanese, a phrase used to describe the bobbin used in an early model. The company is celebrating its 100th birthday this year.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><u> </u></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Starting this week, the USPS is slowing down mail delivery. First class mail delivery is going from 3 to 5 days. A holida shipping surcharge also went into effect.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><u> </u></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Our member, fashion designer Whitney Manney, created five beautiful looks and accompanying tutorials for JOANN. Check them out!</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">e means the eye of the snake in Japanese, a phrase used to describe the bobbin used in an early model. </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=93c72e9383&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The company is celebrating its 100th birthday</a><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> this year.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><u> </u></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Starting this week, </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=1d97159ff0&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">the USPS is slowing down mail delivery</a><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">. First class mail delivery is going from 3 to 5 days. </span><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9026fdf4a90c6d2e52108a503&id=b746ea3f66&e=c17e5e5c80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">A holiday shipping surcharge</a><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"> also went into effect.<br /></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;"><u> </u></span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.17px;">Our member, fashion designer Whitney Manney, created five beautiful looks and accompanying tutorials for JOANN. </span> whitneymanney.com/new-blog</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u> </u></span></div><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dd623c; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">For P&B Textiles, an Acquisition Leads to a Hopeful Future</h1><div style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Odessas have been in the fabric business for a very long time. David Odessa, 55, and his brother, Ed, 63, run P&B Textiles, a division of General Fabrics, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Their father ran it before them and his father sold fabric, too. Over the course of three generations, the nature of the business has shifted dramatically, and responding to those changes hasn’t always been easy. Last year David and Ed nearly lost their business entirely.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">In February, the Odessas sold General Fabrics to Brand & Oppenheimer, another Rhode Island-based textile company. The sale has given their family business a fresh start right when they needed it and now the company is poised for growth for the first time in years.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The founding of General Fabrics</h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">In the late 1800’s, David and Ed’s grandfather, David Odessa, a Russian Jewish immigrant, settled in Providence, Rhode Island, and became a jobber. “He jobbed everything he could find to job and then he got into fabrics and started jobbing those,” David Odessa tells me on a sunny June morning at the company’s headquarters, a converted schoolhouse attached to a former Johnson & Johnson factory.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">In the 1940’s, David’s son, Benton Odessa, came to work in the business, exporting the jobbed fabrics to Central and South America. Benton also began buying mill end pieces of greige goods, seaming them together and roller printing them (screen printing wasn’t feasible because the screen would jump over the seams) to sell to companies that would service the chain fabric stores.</p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Servicing the chains</h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #686868;">I</span>n 1978, Benton’s son, Ed, began working with his father, and a few years later his brother, David, joined him. Together they decided to cut out the middleman and sell fabric directly to the chain stores themselves. Within 15 years, General Fabrics had become a major fabric supplier to Wal-Mart, JoAnns, House of Fabrics, Hancock Fabrics, Clothworld, “and all those guys that aren’t here anymore,” David says.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">By 2001, 50 percent of General Fabric’s sales volume was coming from Wal-Mart and the Odessas began to feel that their company was at risk. Chain fabric stores were closing; those that remained were beginning to source products directly, including fabric. “We saw the writing on the wall that there was no future there,” David says. It was time to diversify.</p></div></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Creating for the independent market</h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Independent quilt shops offering premium quality fabrics, specialty notions, and classes were popping up all over the country. In 2001, the Odessas met a stylist and a salesperson from competitor, Benartex, and hired them to start a new division called Red Rooster, catering to the independent market. In 2009, they bought P&B Textiles, an established brand already serving the same market, to expand their portfolio.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Meanwhile, the chain store market deteriorated further. When Hancock Fabrics went bankrupt, General Fabrics took a major financial hit. Then Wal-Mart began sourcing almost all of their fabric directly. “It nearly knocked us out of business,” David says. In 2015, the Odessas pulled out of the chain store business entirely with what David describes as “a lot of collateral damage.”</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></span></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-size: 23px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Letting go of Red Rooster</h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“We made the decision to really shrink our business and things financially turned pretty bad for us,” David says. Analyzing their remaining assets they realized they needed to shut down Red Rooster.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“Red Rooster was killing us—the cost of product development, sampling, and just the overhead of running it. P&B Textiles is mostly basics and digital and we could keep a low overhead, but you had to keep an image with Red Rooster. New patterns, paying freelancers, it was astronomical.”</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">According to David, from 2011-2016 the <span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif">competition among fabric companies serving the independent market grew exponentially.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></span></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px;">“It became a free-for-all,” he says. “It’s such a low cost of entry on the manufacturing side. The mills in Korea were the cause of it because they made it so easy for the small companies to get into it, especially now that it’s digital. The mills back the fabric companies and give them credit, make it easy for them. You can outsource everything. You just need office space and a couple of computers.”</span><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Even with just one brand, the Odessa’s business continued to suffer. They were in an expensive spiral of downsizing, trying to lower overhead fast enough to keep up with dropping sales. “We lost some very valuable designers because we couldn’t pay their royalties on time, so they left,” Ed says. Staff members were becoming demoralized.</p></span></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0093ac; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A way out</h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Just when the company nearly hit rock bottom, David’s phone rang and he heard a familiar voice. It was Eddie Ricci, someone he knew well from the fabric community in Rhode Island. Also a third generation textile executive, Eddie was now CEO of Brand & Oppenheimer, a company he and his business partner, Ben Galpen, had grown from $20 to $50 million through streamlining and strategic acquisitions. He wanted to know if General Fabrics was for sale.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“The timing wasn’t right,” David says. “We needed to fix our business.” The Odessas spent a year and a half restructuring to make General Fabrics more attractive to an equity partner. Then they called Eddie back. The deal closed February 1, 2018.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Brand & Oppenheimer owns a suite of textile companies serving the military, tactical, commercial, apparel, industrial, bias bindings, trim, and specialty end items markets. Quilting cottons was a welcome addition to their portfolio.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Once they’d been acquired, General Fabrics was immediately financially viable again. Orders started coming through and deliveries were going out which invigorated the sales team. “It’s been really good. It’s been great,” David says with a smile. “We’re able to make commitments and keep them.”</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></span></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px;">General Fabrics is now laser-focused on just one brand, P&B Textiles, and on serving the independent market both at home and abroad. They’re working to attract top-notch freelance designers back to the company again. This spring they had three booths at Quilt Market in Portland where Eddie gave a rousing speech to the sales team. They showed their product well, with more samples and better marketing materials, thanks to a larger budget and sales rolled in.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px;">When asked what would have happened if Eddie hadn’t bought General Fabrics, David said “Without Eddie, we wouldn’t have made it to 2018. But now we’re strong. Thanks to Brand & Oppenheimer we’re viable. It’s not just the money part, it’s the people part. They’re behind us. They want us to succeed.”</span></span></span></span></div><div class="img-preview-wrapper" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.52px;"><b style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2021 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">T</span><span>he theme this year will be International Travels- Real or Virtual: Pick a country outside of </span><span>the US and design a quilt that represents that country.Go wild!</span></span></p><div style="background-color: white;"><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv0243876727"><div dir="ltr"><div><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time Frame - October 2021 - May 2022</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Size<br />Minimum - 18 " square<br />Maximum - none</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0243876727gmail-mailpoet_paragraph" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Categories for Prizes<br />Best Representation of Country<br />Best Use of Color<br />Most Original<br />Best Applique- While no applique is required in the quilt, there will be a ribbon for best applique for those who are so good at it.<br /><br />So get your creative juices flowing through the long winter months. Members will vote on winners at the May meeting . 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded and announced at the May meeting. If you have questions, please contact Angela Brant at 484-682-3871<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ways & Means</span></u></div><div><u style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></u></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv6544935983" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span class="yiv6544935983"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: red;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 83.25pt 0in 0in;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8wgL_HDsHIdQijUCeftB7NLvJDCGFG-addDDmnF4-LCckeDf7VKf1JlJIIq-1znrANNaPN7MPZMp3aPX5y86VQWn6vObQJw8d2V-__RcRYk9XSZ7poLaDH9tWHcPjAfxBiobIWf25ElY/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="199" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8wgL_HDsHIdQijUCeftB7NLvJDCGFG-addDDmnF4-LCckeDf7VKf1JlJIIq-1znrANNaPN7MPZMp3aPX5y86VQWn6vObQJw8d2V-__RcRYk9XSZ7poLaDH9tWHcPjAfxBiobIWf25ElY/" width="261" /></a><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed;">
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There were </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">several other who joined via ZOOM. meeting As of August 24th we have 31 paid members. Please Please send your membership </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">info to Sarah Reindel or Elizabeth Young or bring to the October meeting.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #222222;">Please send to: </span><b style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">Reindel, Sarah Elizabeth Young</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 315 Dundee Place 827 Mystery Lane </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Devon PA 19333 West Chester PA 19382</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv3118502017ydp32f7941asignature"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: 18pt;">Penn Oaks Sunshine</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.972px; line-height: normal;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">If you know of a guild member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:marianne@thecaporales.us" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">marianne@thecaporales.us</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">. I will make sure, as the in-coming Corresponding Secretary, to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.972px; line-height: normal;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Marianne Caporale</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /><span class="yiv5272003209"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="I_52qC D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="display: table; width: 848.2px;"><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div id="yiv8626223994"><div style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: blue;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">2022 Getaway - It's Reservation Time!</span></u></b><br clear="none" /><span class="yiv8626223994" style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br clear="none" /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: small;">We will accept the Getaway reservations via snail mail in October.</span> The reservation form will be sent via email around mid-October. We request that the completed form, along with your deposit check, be returned by November 8th. We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 23-27. To allow for a bit of social distancing we anticipate that the sewing room will hold 20 quilters, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. <span style="font-weight: bold;">At this point in time the Amish View Inn is following CDC and PA State guidelines. Guests who are not vaccinated are expected to wear masks in the public areas, except when eating. In consideration of others, we expect our members to be vaccinated.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Please be aware that dependent upon the covid transmission rate at that time, masks may need to be worn in the sewing room.</span> The sewing room fee is $530; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $125.43 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $177.60 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site (<a href="http://www.amishviewinn.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"> www.AmishViewInn.com</a>) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.<br clear="none" /><br clear="none" />Ellen McMillen (<a href="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:ejmcmillen@verizon.net">ejmcmillen@verizon.net</a>) and Cindy Vognetz <span style="color: blue;">(<a href="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:cvognetz@hotmail.com">cvognetz@hotmail.com</a>) </span>2022 Getaway Co-Chairs </span><div class="yiv8626223994" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br class="yiv8626223994" clear="none" /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="font-size: 13.2px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"></div></div><div class="H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU" data-test-id="toolbar-hover-area" style="align-items: center; display: flex; font-size: 13.2px; height: 64px; margin-left: -8px; margin-right: -20px;"><div class="D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C" data-test-id="card-toolbar" style="cursor: default; display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 876.2px;"></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>quiltingbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595337430829123033noreply@blogger.com0